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Of these roughly 1,000 tests, two were positive, the country announced Wednesday night. These two samples will now be examined by AGES to determine if they are the British virus mutation.
According to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), there are now 70 suspected cases of the coronavirus B.1.1.7 mutation discovered in Britain. tested in Austria. Initially, 42 cases are affected in a Viennese nursing home, 17 in the Jochberg Tyrolean ski area and three cases in Burgenland. It was unclear who the remaining eight people were affected by Wednesday afternoon.
