The new corona mutation B1.1.7 from Great Britain has also been detected in Germany.
It has probably been rampant for some time.
Two new cases become known on New Year's Eve.
The new
corona mutation from Great Britain
is said to be even more contagious.
The variant has probably been rampant in
Germany
since November
.
(see first report)
On
New Year's Eve
, the
Baden-Württemberg health department
speaks
of two new cases.
(see update from December 31, 3:18 p.m.)
Update from December 31, 3:18 p.m.:
The
British mutation of the
corona virus has appeared
again
in Germany.
Two new cases are known to the health department in Baden-Württemberg, as the dpa in Stuttgart learned.
A couple from the
Ortenau district is
affected
.
On Wednesday, the woman tested positive for the new virus variant.
It seems clear that she got infected from her partner.
He fell ill after returning from a business trip to the UK.
Since the woman
had already
tested positive for Corona
before Christmas
, the close contacts had already been released from
quarantine
.
The health authorities have now arranged
for the
close contacts to be tested again in
order to minimize the risk of spread
.
Corona mutation was in Germany as early as November
First report from December 29th, 10:42 am:
Hanover - Because of the new
coronavirus variant B1.1.7 *
from Great Britain, the borders were closed before Christmas and air traffic stopped.
But that is probably too late for this corona mutation.
Virus variant
B1.1.7 has been in Germany since at least November.
Researchers at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) were able to determine the coronavirus variant.
The health department announced on Monday in Hanover (Lower Saxony).
At first, scientists assumed that the new virus variant had
only
been brought to Germany
by a
woman shortly before Christmas
.
It is now known that
the British virus variant was in the country
much earlier
.
The
corona mutations
could be detected in
samples from
two
cases of
infection
from
November
.
The samples come from a very old Covid patient who has since died with previous illnesses and
his wife
.
The reference laboratory of the
Berlin Charité
at top virologist Christian Drosten confirmed the result.
The results were communicated between the virology department of the MHH and the Charité on December 23 and have now been announced, reports the NDR.
The patient's daughter was infected with Corona in Great Britain
According to the ministry,
the patient's
daughter was
in
England
in
mid-November
and probably infected there.
The daughter and wife of the deceased have now recovered.
According to the findings of the health department of the Hanover region, there were no further infections in connection with these cases.
The new
virus variant
is now responsible for a
large part of the infections in the south of England
and is probably particularly contagious.
Will the corona vaccine also work against the new mutation?
Experts assume.
However, they are hoping for data soon to actually prove that.
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