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The Corona variant Omikron has “very likely already arrived in Germany”. The final result is still pending.
Wiesbaden – The corona* -Variant Omikron (B.1.1.529) is “with a very high probability already in Germany”. That shared on Saturday morning (November 27, 2021, 9.42 a.m.) by the Hessian Minister of Social Affairs Kai Klose via Twitter with.
“Last night, several mutations typical of Omicron were found in a person returning from South Africa. So there is a high level of suspicion that the person has been isolated at home. The complete sequencing is still pending ”, writes Klose. As his ministry confirmed when asked, the returnee had landed at Frankfurt Airport.
Klose combines this information on Twitter with an appeal: “Please protect yourself and those around you. If you have returned from southern Africa in the last week, limit your contacts and get tested! ”
Corona variant Omikron “worrying”: Federal government reacts
The discovery of the coronavirus variant Omikron was made on Thursday (25.11.2021) announced in South Africa*. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified B.1.1.529 on Friday (November 26th, 2021) as “worrying”. According to South African scientists, the variant could be even more contagious than the currently rampant one because of the unusually large number of mutations delta* Variant and the Corona vaccines* make it less effective.
Many countries responded with restrictions on air travel. Because of the variant, the federal government declares South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Eswatini, Malawi and Lesotho to be virus variant areas from Sunday, midnight, as the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Friday evening. (kke) * fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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