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For the first time, Britain’s coronavirus mutation has now also been detected in Germany.
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.
Positive tested at the airport
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.
Also contact people in quarantine
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.
New variant up to 70 percent more contagious
The British government reported last weekend that a variant of Sars-CoV-2 had spread in parts of England, which could be up to 70 percent more contagious than the previous form. This had caused concern around the world. The Federal Ministry of Health imposed a blanket ban on passengers from Great Britain, Northern Ireland and South Africa on Tuesday to prevent them from spreading to continental Europe.
RKI President: Vaccines should help with mutations too
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) President Lothar Wieler assumes that coronavirus vaccines will also help with a mutated pathogen. Vaccinations in Germany should start on Sunday.
