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'Very worrying' new Covid mutant linked with explosion of cases in the Amazon
Covid mutation is behind an explosion of cases in the Amazon rainforest, scientists fear. Four Japanese travellers tested positive for the suspected new strain after returning from Brazil's Amazonas state.Scientists now believe the mutant emerged in the region which saw more coronavirus hospital admissions in the first week of 2021 than in December.