Ironically, on Christmas Eve: The first case of the new corona mutation from Great Britain is detected in Germany.
The authorities react immediately.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany
: The
corona mutation B.1.1.7.
is proven for the first time in the Federal Republic - report about it on
Christmas Eve
.
The
woman infected
with the
coronavirus mutation *
traveled from
Great Britain
via Frankfurt am Main to
Baden-Württemberg
.
The
coronavirus mutation B.1.1.7.
is said to be up to 70 percent more contagious.
Update from December 26th, 8:32 p.m.:
Germany, France, Sweden, Spain and Italy have
already reached
the mutation of the
corona virus
.
What does the enormous spread of the more contagious variant mean for
vaccination plans
in European countries?
In the meantime, a start has also been made in
Germany
.
A 101 year old woman received the first injection on Boxing Day.
It's high time, because
according to a recent study by the London University of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
, the
new form of the coronavirus
is 50 to 70 percent more contagious than the original variant.
The virus types are almost the same, which is why the vaccine will probably
protect against both variants
.
What is good news on the one hand, is now putting the responsible persons under considerable pressure.
If the mutation reaches society, another enormous
increase in the number of corona cases is
foreseeable.
After all, the variety spreads much faster.
So vaccination becomes a
race against mutation
.
Coronavirus: Japan reacts to the spread of mutations and closes borders
Update from December 26th, 8:08 pm:
Japan
reacts radically to the
spread of the virus mutation
.
Five people have already been infected with it in the Asian country.
They had returned from England between December 18 and 21.
As of Monday,
Japan will
close all borders, reports the
Kyodo
news agency
.
From then on, foreigners are no longer allowed to enter the country.
Health Minister Norishisa Tamura said the country is now in a
two-week quarantine
.
According to media reports, the border closure will even apply until the end of January.
Corona mutation: More and more cases across Europe - Spain reports four infected people
Update from December 26th, 6:31 pm:
The dangerous
Corona mutation is
spreading.
She has also arrived
in
Spain
.
The Ministry of Health reports four cases from Madrid.
“This is no reason for us to be nervous,” said Health Minister Antonio Zapatero.
The British virus variant is more contagious than its normal form, but it
does not
lead to a severe course of the disease.
This is suggested by the latest findings.
The four people affected are doing relatively well, too, emphasizes Zapatero.
Three of the cases were detected by a PCR test * in the family of a man who had returned
from England
shortly before the holidays
.
The fourth infected also traveled from London to Madrid at the beginning of the week.
Corona: Virus mutation now also in Sweden
Update from December 26th, 4:49 p.m.:
The
mutation of the
corona virus,
which first appeared in England,
is said to be significantly more contagious.
It is now spreading.
It has now also been discovered
in
Germany
.
Sweden is
now reporting
the first case.
The mutation was detected in a returnees from England who had spent his Christmas holidays on the island.
He did not infect the other members of his household, said a spokeswoman for the health authority.
The man went into isolation immediately after his arrival.
However, it cannot be ruled out
that there
are or will
be
further cases
.
New corona mutation first discovered in Germany at Christmas - More details on the first case
Update December 25, 11:28 a.m.:
At Christmas, it wasn't just the news from Germany that made the rounds.
It has now been announced that,
according to the pan-African health organization Africa CDC, another new
coronavirus variant is also
circulating
in
Nigeria
.
It looks like it evolved separately from the
virus mutants in South Africa and the UK
, Africa CDC head John Nkengasong said Thursday.
However, there is still little data on it and research is being continued.
The variant was discovered in two patient samples taken in August and October, according to a report by researchers in Nigeria.
How widespread the new variant is in Nigeria or in other countries is not yet known.
Nkengasong emphasized, however, that mutations in such viruses are not uncommon.
“We should expect these new variants to continue to emerge.” However, the variant in Nigeria does not have exactly the same mutation N501Y that is held responsible for the rapid spread of the corona mutant in Great Britain.
Bulgaria
, however, has allowed flights to and from Great Britain again from Thursday.
This made it possible for planes with returnees to land in the EU country again.
The flight stop that came into force on Monday due to the coronavirus mutation was lifted after three days.
According to a regulation by Health Minister Kostadin Angelow, the passengers of a first plane from London were tested for the corona virus with rapid tests at the airport.
A total of eight planes were expected from the UK on Thursday.
Update from December 24th, 6:20 p.m.: Little by little
, more details about the first proven
corona mutation
of variant
B.1.1.7 in Germany are
known.
The woman infected with the virus mutation traveled from
London Heathrow Airport
to Frankfurt am Main
on December 20
.
A
corona rapid test had
already
turned out positive
at the airport near the Hesse metropolis
.
According to the authorities, she is
in domestic isolation
with relatives in the
Freudenstadt
district
.
After the first positive rapid test, according to a spokesman for the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Health, a PCR test was carried out on Monday (December 21), which was also positive.
The swab sample was sent to the responsible laboratory at the
Berlin Charité
.
From there, evidence of the
coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 was
made
on Thursday
.
Three close contacts would also be in quarantine.
New corona mutation now also in Germany: woman traveled from Great Britain via Frankfurt to Baden-Württemberg
First report from December 24th:
Munich / Stuttgart - Bitter setback for
Germany
in the
coronavirus pandemic *
.
And that of all things on
Christmas Eve
and
Christmas.
As the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Health this Thursday (December 24) announced that the first in was
Germany
known case of the new
Corona
* mutation
detected in the southwest of Germany.
It is a woman who entered
Baden-Württemberg
from
Great Britain
via Frankfurt Airport on
December 20th
.
For the
woman infected
with the new, highly contagious form of the
coronavirus
*
,
domestic isolation
was immediately
ordered.
The mutated variant B.1.1.7 of the #Coronavirus was detected today in a woman who entered BW from Great Britain on December 20, 2020.
The mutation B.1.1.7 had previously been discovered in Great Britain for the first time.
pic.twitter.com/ub2qYCBYNh
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration BW (@MSI_BW) December 24, 2020
In a tweet of the Ministry of Social Affairs and to said
corona case,
it said late Thursday afternoon:
"The person in question is currently visiting relatives in
Baden-Wuerttemberg
and traveled on Sunday, December 20, 2020, through Frankfurt am Main to
Germany
a .
A rapid test of all passengers for
SARS-CoV-2 was
carried out at the airport upon entry
, which was positive for the person concerned.
The family picked up the person from the airport by car and has been in domestic isolation ever since. "
Corona mutation B.1.1.7 now also in Germany: Great Britain had imposed lockdown on London
On December 19, the
British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson
imposed
a new
lockdown
for south-east England after
the
mutated variant B.1.1.7 of the corona virus was
found
in the metropolitan area of
London
with its many millions of inhabitants
.
According to British information, the
corona mutation
is said to be
up to 70 percent more contagious than the previously known form of the virus.
Virologist Christian Drosten
from the Berlin Charité had only just before
Christmas
expressed the assumption that the
corona mutation from Great Britain
* was
very likely already in
Germany
.
Now there is apparently the first concrete evidence of this.
(pm)
* Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network
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