South America buckling under pressure of new Brazil COVID-19 variant | ABC News
It's not just the UK strain of coronavirus that's causing concern. South America is buckling under the pressure of the Brazil variant spreading across the continent. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE It's being detected in more than half of new infections in the Brazilian Amazonian city of Manaus, where it was first found. Authorities say early data suggests the variant is highly transmissible and is already overwhelming local hospitals. Jenny Lavelle reports. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia #coronavirus