Confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants identified in UK

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants identified in UK Up to 6 cases of the Variant of Concern first identified in Manaus, Brazil (P.1) have been detected in the UK. Public Health England has identified 3 of these cases of the Variant of Concern in England.

Two of the cases in England are from one household in South Gloucestershire with a history of travel to Brazil and there is a third, currently unlinked case.

See also: 

• Independent report: Priority groups for phase 2 of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme: advice from the JCVI Department of Health and Social Care
• Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 26 February 2021 Department of Health and Social Care
• UK charities join together to boost vaccine drive Department of Health and Social Care
• All households with children of school age to get 2 rapid COVID-19 tests per person per week Department of Health and Social Care
•  NHS invites people aged 60-plus to get life-saving COVID vaccination NHS England