Suspicions that one of the COVID-19 variants from Brazil is circulating in Guyana is increasing especially considering that a busload of Brazilians who entered the country illegally were recently intercepted in Linden.
Speaking with Stabroek News yesterday, Region Nine Chairman Bryan Allicock said that while there is yet to be official confirmation that a COVID-19 variant is in the country it is becoming clear that there might a variant from Brazil circulating in Region Nine, if not the entire country. He stated that initial suspicions that a variant might be in the region had stemmed from clinical observations which indicated that the COVID-19 was more transmissible than before and unlike the last outbreak, many persons were experiencing moderate to severe symptoms of the virus.
