The medical half of my family seem quite relaxed about the new variant, taking the part and parcel of vaccine mutation view. I haven’t read anything except for it’s a “variant of concern”.
If they catch this person who’s on the loose he or she should be locked up for 5 years for evading the authorities.
Really though we should’ve blocked Brazilians from entering or leaving 7-8 months ago. Having been to Brazil and worked with Brazilians, it doesn’t surprise me they aren’t culturally disciplined enough to take responsibility during a pandemic. That’s a compliment to their culture in some respects, but just look at their leader - he makes ours look reasonable.