In North Rhine-Westphalia there is another suspected case of the new Omikron variant of the coronavirus.
According to the district of Kleve, one case in Rees is suspected of having a corona infection with the Omikron variant.
The fully immunized person and their partner arrived in Frankfurt am Main from South Africa on November 24, the Kleve district announced on Monday.
Rees / Düsseldorf - The following day, symptoms of an illness appeared.
A PCR test was reportedly positive.
In this context, the Kleve district spoke of a well-founded suspicion of the new Omikron variant of the coronavirus, about which the North Rhine-Westphalia Health Center had been informed.
At the request of the dpa, the NRW Ministry of Health also announced on Monday that there was now another suspected case of the new Omikron variant in the Kleve district in addition to Düsseldorf and Essen.
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Already two months before New Year's Eve, young people in Stralsund caused a police operation for illegal cracking.
As a police spokeswoman said on Monday, a police patrol car was also attacked.
The incident occurred early on Sunday morning in the Knieper West district.
A witness reported that three young people rioted and destroyed windows.
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Vice-president of the Berlin police also in quarantine
The Berlin police leadership is in corona quarantine.
According to police chief Barbara Slowik, her deputy Marco Langner is also suspected of being infected, as a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Langner is also in quarantine at home.
A self-test was positive, he is currently waiting for the result of the PCR test, said the spokesman.
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According to the Kleve district, the laboratory investigation with sequencing is currently being carried out on the suspected case in Rees to determine whether it is the new Omikron variant.
The laboratory result is expected in a few days.
The partner of the person concerned, who was also in South Africa, was also fully immunized.
A first rapid test was negative here, a PCR test will follow.
Both people are in quarantine.
So far, another contact person has been identified.
The follow-up continues, the circle said.
dpa
