Pakistan's Sindh province detects Brazil, South African coronavirus variants
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Article Author: Pakistan's Sindh province detects Brazil, South African coronavirus variants
Media Source: Daily Mail (UK)
Date: 2 May 2021
In Pakistan, health officials in the province of Sindh said they have detected two coronavirus variants first identified in Brazil and South Africa. It would be the first detection of those variants in Pakistan confirmed by officials. "Yesterday, 13 samples underwent genomic study at the Aga Khan University Hospital, of these 10 were of the UK variant, and 2 were of the Africa and Brazil variants", said Minister for Health Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan urges Pakistanis to get vaccinated.