A novel mutation of the coronavirus was discovered at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Clinic.
Follow the press conference with initial insights here in the live stream.
In
Klinikum Garmisch-Partenkirchen
a new one was
mutation of the coronavirus
discovered.
Experts from the
Berlin Charité
confirmed the suspicions of the Bavarian doctors.
In a press conference,
here live in ticker and video from 3 p.m.
,
information
about the
virus mutation
is now to
be provided.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- As
in almost all clinics across Germany, the
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Clinic is
currently in a
state of emergency
.
More and more
Covid-19 *
patients
have to be treated, 18 new ones were added within a week.
The main concern of the doctors is a new
mutation of the coronavirus *
that was
discovered
in one of the
patients
.
One that not even the experts in the laboratory of the well-known
virologist Professor Dr.
Christian Drosten * was known
at the
Berlin Charité
.
Video: Drosten: "We have to keep an eye on virus mutations"
They had received a sample from Garmisch-Partenkirchen last, on Friday (January 15) the suspicion of the mutation was confirmed.
It is not uncommon for a virus to change over time.
Since the beginning of the
pandemic
, around
12,000 changes to the coronavirus * have been
registered
worldwide
, says Frank Niederbühl, managing director of the clinic.
However, this is not
a reason for "scaremongering"
, clarifies Niederbühl, because a mutation is not automatically more
infectious or deadly *
than the original virus.
Scare tactics would be absolutely dubious and inappropriate.
Frank Niederbühl
Nevertheless, the clinic could not do any more detailed
research
into the virus.
This is now in the hands of the Berlin experts, said Niederbühl.
Meaningful
evaluations of the investigations
could only be presented at the end of January
.
In the meantime, the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Clinic has reacted to the new virus variant and tightened all existing measures again.
Since the
virus mutation is
still causing unrest and
arouses
memories of the highly
infectious mutation from Great Britain *
, a
press conference
was scheduled
for Monday (January 18)
at which doctors and experts will provide information about the new corona mutation.
You will find all information about this
from 3 p.m. here in our live ticker and to see it in the live stream.
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