Not only the increasing number of infections, but also the current Corona mutation from South Africa worries many experts.
Now the first case is likely to have occurred in Germany.
Wiesbaden - The concerns of many experts could now apparently be confirmed: As the Hessian Minister of Social Affairs Kai Klose announced on Saturday morning via Twitter, the Corona variant Omikron * is now likely to have arrived in Germany.
On Friday evening, several mutations typical of the variant were found in a person returning from South Africa.
Corona variant B.1.1.529 from South Africa: Omikron probably detected in Germany
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the virus variant as "worrying" *, the first case to have occurred in Germany.
Hesse's Minister of Social Affairs, Klose, wrote on Twitter: "The Omikron variant has, with a very high degree of probability, already arrived in Germany." Since typical mutations were found in a person returning from South Africa, there is now "a high level of suspicion."
The person is now in domestic isolation.
More is not known at the current time, as the complete sequencing is still pending.
Klose continues to urge all those returning from southern Africa to reduce contacts and get tested as soon as possible.
Several mutations typical of Omicron were found last night on a returnee from South Africa.
So there is a high level of suspicion that the person has been isolated at home.
The complete sequencing is still pending at the current time.
- Kai Klose (@StM_Klose) November 27, 2021
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