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The virus mutation was detected in Germany for the first time in a person infected with Covid who had traveled from Great Britain. In Denmark there are already 33 cases of this variant, which is widespread in Great Britain.
In Baden-Württemberg, the coronavirus mutation discovered in Britain was detected in a woman on Thursday. It is the first known case in Germany, said a spokesman for the Baden-Württemberg Health Ministry. The woman entered Baden-Württemberg from Great Britain via Frankfurt / Main airport on December 20.
He is currently visiting relatives in the Freudenstadt district and is in domestic isolation, he said. The mutated variant B.1.1.7 of the coronavirus was first detected in Great Britain. Like all the other passengers on the plane from London Heathrow, the woman had already performed a rapid test on Sunday when she arrived at Frankfurt airport, which came back positive. Relatives picked her up at the airport by car and since then she has been in domestic isolation. According to the spokesperson, a PCR test was performed on Monday to confirm the diagnosis, which was also positive.
The swab sample was sent to the responsible laboratory of the Berlin Charité. From there, the virus variant B.1.1.7 was detected on Thursday. The woman developed mild symptoms of the disease on Monday, the spokesperson said. A total of three close contacts have been identified who are also in quarantine. He has not yet been ill and a smear test has also been started here.
33 cases discovered in Denmark
As it was known on Thursday, they are in the neighbor Denmark So far, 33 cases of the new variant of the coronavirus have been detected. They are between November 14 and December 14 in both the capital Copenhagen region and the North Jutland regions, Southern denmark and Zealand, the Danish health institute SSI announced on Thursday. This suggests that the new variant in Denmark He got a foothold, albeit at a very low level.
The extent to which the virus variant spreads faster cannot be said based on the above data, the SSI wrote in a risk assessment. So far, there are no signs that the new variant infection is worse or that vaccines are not effective against them.
A mutated variant of the corona virus recently appeared in Britain. It is possibly significantly more contagious than the previously known form.
Landing ban lifted
From Christmas Day, planes from Great Britain will be able to land again in Denmark. The flight ban for UK passenger jets will be lifted on December 25 at midnight, the Danish Foreign Ministry’s Citizenship Service announced on Twitter late Wednesday. However, Danish residents are strongly advised not to travel to Denmark and to follow the advice of the UK authorities.
The Danish Ministry of Justice announced Tuesday evening that stricter entry restrictions would be introduced for foreigners residing in the UK. These people will no longer be able to enter the country from December 25 to January 3. Some exceptions, including family members and partners of seriously ill patients, can still enter the country if they have a negative corona test.
(APA / dpa / AFP)
