There are now suspected cases of the new Omikron variant of the corona virus in North Rhine-Westphalia as well.
There are first suspected cases in Essen and Düsseldorf that are now being checked using sequencing, said Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) on Sunday, according to the announcement.
The "Rheinische Post" (Sunday / print edition Monday) reported about it first.
Dusseldorf - A spokesman for the ministry said on dpa request that it could probably only be said on Monday how many suspected cases there are. Laumann also announced: "We will continue to monitor the new variant and its spread as well as the overall infection rate very closely." And: "One thing makes the current situation clear: We must continue to be very attentive."
The state has tightened the measures to slow down the spread of the variant: "We have already informed the health authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia that quarantine should also be ordered for completely vaccinated people if there was contact with a person with the Omikron variant.
The aim is to stop the spread of the virus variant or at least to slow it down, ”said a ministry spokesman for the“ Rheinische Post ”.
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