By Sarah Keane • Published: 13 Jan 2021 • 15:46
MUTANT South African Covid variant has been found in Germany
The Social Affairs Ministry in Baden- Württemberg confirmed on Tuesday, January 12, that the first case of the new mutant Covid strain, originally found in South Africa, has been detected in Germany for the first time.
The Ministry announced that the variant was found in a person who had returned to Germany with family after a long trip to South Africa. Although the entire group, consisting of three families, tested negative on their return home to Germany, they began having symptoms within a few days; the families were consequently tested again and six members were positive, five for the original strain of coronavirus and one for the South African mutation.
The South African Covid variant has previously been discovered in the UK, Finland, France and Israel, with many countries now banning passengers from the country.
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Former teacher and health services manager with a Degree in English, Sarah moved to Spain from Southern Ireland with her husband, who runs his own car rental business, in 2019. She is now enjoying a completely different pace and quality of life on the Costa Blanca South, with wonderful Spanish and expat friends in Cabo Roig. Sarah began working with Euro Weekly News in 2020 and loves nothing more than bringing all the latest national and international news to her local community.
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