Senate spokesman: Omikron the dominant Corona variant
Created: 01/04/2022, 02:39 PM
Samples for corona tests are prepared for further examination in the Diagnosticum laboratory in Plauen.
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According to the Senate, Omikron has also developed into the dominant variant of the coronavirus in Hamburg.
"We have to assume that Omikron is now the predominant variant," said Senate spokesman Marcel Schweitzer on Tuesday.
At the moment, only just under 300 cases have been detected by sequencing.
However, due to the length of the verification process, these were already two weeks ago.
Hamburg - There are also hundreds of suspected cases.
Schweitzer referred to statements by scientists who assume a rapid spread of the Omikron variety.
It would therefore be “very strange” if this were not the case in Hamburg.
He therefore assumes that most of the currently reported cases of new infections are due to Omikron.
According to the health authority, 1,468 new infections were added to the Hanseatic city on Tuesday alone.
dpa
