Lineage B.1.351

First confirmed case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant in Greece

The first confirmed case in Greece of the highly transmissible Brazilian variant of SARS-CoV-2, reportedly a man in Athens, was announced today by the National Public Health Organisation (EODY).

A "Variant of Concern" for scientists, P.1.2 (VOC-21JAN-02) has been dubbed the "Brazilian" variant.

Magiorkinis: Strain of COVID-19 found in central Athens is Nigerian variant

"There is neither a Greek nor an Athenian variant of COVID-19," Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology Gkikas Magiorkinis said in an interview this morning after some experts and  certain press reports expressed concerns over a strain of the virus was identified in central Athens.