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The mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected today in a woman who entered Baden-Württemberg from Great Britain on December 20, 2020.
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According to the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs, this is the first known case in Germany. The B.1.1.7 mutation had previously been discovered in Great Britain for the first time. As the ministry announced, the woman had entered Baden-Württemberg through the Frankfurt / Main airport. He is currently visiting relatives in the Freudenstadt district and is in domestic isolation.
Long lines formed in front of the test center at Frankfurt Airport on December 20. The passenger rapid test came back positive here.
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Coronavirus: first positive rapid test
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 from the airport by car and she has been quarantined at home ever since. According to the spokesman for the Ministry of Social Affairs, a PCR test was carried out on Monday to confirm the diagnosis, which was also positive.
Charité in Berlin refers to virus variant B.1.1.7
The swab sample was sent to the Berlin Charité, the laboratory responsible for these cases. From there, the virus variant B.1.1.7 was detected on Thursday, the Ministry of Social Affairs continued. The woman developed mild symptoms. A total of three close contacts have been identified who are also in quarantine. He has not been ill yet and a smear test has been started here too.
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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. 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.
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