Brazilian law student, 20, dies after playing Russian roulette with his .38 calibre revolver

Brazilian law student, 20, dies after playing Russian roulette with his .38 calibre revolver while drinking with a friend Cades Emanuel Pimenta Santos Norte, 20, had taken the .38 calibre revolver out and started playing Russian roulette which his friend at home in Janaúba, Brazil They took it in turns to hold the loaded gun … Read more

Coronavirus: Pfizer vaccine ‘WILL protect against the Brazilian and South African Covid variants’

Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine still works against the South African and Brazilian variants of the virus, studies suggested today. The jab prevented 100 per cent of infections in a study run by Pfizer in South Africa and UK lab tests on the P1 Brazilian strain of the virus found it worked against that. Scientists had been … Read more

Covid France: Holiday hopes as Brazilian and South African variants not as prevalent on Riviera

Southern parts of France have yet to be battered by the South African or Brazilian coronavirus variants, raising the prospect that summer holidays to the Riviera could be possible.  Official figures show about 10 per cent of all France’s new infections are caused by the mutant strains, which are believed to make vaccines less effective, … Read more

Brazilian and South African Covid variants yet to take off on the French Riviera

Southern parts of France have yet to be battered by the South African or Brazilian coronavirus variants, raising the prospect that summer holidays to the Riviera could be possible.  Official figures show about 10 per cent of all France’s new infections are caused by the mutant strains, which are believed to make vaccines less effective, … Read more

AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines more effective against Brazilian variant than initially feared

The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant (pictured) than first feared The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant than first feared, research suggests. An Oxford University study found its vaccine and the jab made by Pfizer perform just as well against … Read more

Brazilian referee caught URINATING on the pitch without taking his shorts down before cup match

Brazilian referee is caught on TV URINATING on the pitch without taking his shorts down just seconds before the start of cup match Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim peed in his pants without taking his shorts down  He did it so discreetly the commentator failed to pick up on the moment  Eagle-eyed viewers noticed the … Read more

Pfizer’s vaccine DOES work against the Brazilian covid variant, study suggests

Pfizer’s vaccine DOES work against the Brazilian coronavirus variant, study suggests: Second dose of the shot ‘neutralized’ the mutant virus in lab tests Scientists tested antibodies in the blood of people who had two doses against an engineered variant  They saw in the lab that the antibodies were able to ‘neutralize’ an infectious spike protein … Read more

Missing patient with Brazilian Covid strain is FOUND after nationwide hunt 

Missing patient with Brazilian Covid strain is FOUND: Passenger who flew into UK then vanished sparking frantic nationwide hunt and ‘surge testing’ is finally located after three weeks By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 15:37 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 15:49 GMT, 5 March 2021 The mystery person in Britain infected with the Brazil … Read more

Coronavirus: England’s hunt for Brazilian variant case ‘should be easy’

The hunt for the missing case of the Brazil coronavirus variant in England ‘should be easy’, an expert has said as the Department of Health continues its scramble to find them. A positive test from a home test kit done in mid-February was found to be the mutant P1 strain that officials are desperately trying … Read more

Coronavirus UK: What do we know about the Brazilian Covid variant?

Britain yesterday announced its first six cases of a Brazilian coronavirus variant that ministers had been desperately trying to keep out of the country. The strain — scientifically known as P1 — has mutated in a way that appears to make it more likely to infect people who caught other strains of Covid or who … Read more