A medical worker collects a swab from a woman for a COVID-19 test at a health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
BRASILIA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been monitoring the spread of Deltacron since early March, after it was first identified in France.
"Our genomic surveillance service has already identified two cases in Brazil. One in Amapa, another in Para," said Queiroga, referring to two northern states.
Despite a decline in the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Brazil, health authorities must remain vigilant, said Queiroga, urging the public to get fully vaccinated.
Brazil on Monday reported 11,287 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 more deaths from the disease in 24 hours, accumulating 29,380,063 confirmed cases and 655,249 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data from the Health Ministry. ■
A medical worker works for a COVID-19 test at a health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
A medical worker works for a COVID-19 test at a health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
A man prepares to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
A medical worker works for a COVID-19 test at a health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
A medical worker collects a swab from a woman for a COVID-19 test at a health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
People get vaccinated at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
