Brazil reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered in India. The variant had been detected among a group of six crew members of a ship travelling from South Africa to deliver iron ore in São Luís, Maranhão. (Geo News), (Al Arabiya English) COVID-19 pandemic in BrazilCOVID-19 pandemic in South AmericaCOVID-19 pandemic link embed save