{"id":5096,"date":"2021-11-26T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=5096"},"modified":"2021-11-26T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T20:23:13","slug":"belgium-detects-first-case-of-new-covid-variant-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/belgium-detects-first-case-of-new-covid-variant-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium detects first case of new COVID variant in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Europe has the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection B.1.1.529, which is a concern due to the high number of mutations.&nbsp;Today, she was detected in a patient in Belgium,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtbf.be\/info\/societe\/detail_coronavirus-une-premiere-contamination-au-nouveau-variant-sud-africain-nu-en-belgique?id=10886465\">the<\/a>&nbsp;local public intelligence company RTBF said, referring to the teaching hospital in Leuven.&nbsp;The information was subsequently confirmed by Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the RTBF, the infected is a young adult woman who recently visited Egypt and Turkey.&nbsp;He reportedly has no connection to South Africa, which has seen a greater spread of a new, potentially dangerous variant.&nbsp;The woman has not been vaccinated against covid-19 and has never had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst, whose laboratory works closely with the public health agency Sciensano, previously reported that Belgium had analyzed &#8220;two suspicious samples&#8221; in connection with variant B.1.1.529.&nbsp;He later stated on Twitter that in one case the infection was confirmed four days after the onset of covid-19 symptoms.&nbsp;Without specifying the patient&#8217;s gender, he added that the person had returned from Egypt on November 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only Hong Kong, Botswana and South Africa have seen a new variant of coronavirus, also known as the Greek letter before today.&nbsp;The South African Ministry of Health drew attention to its spread at a Thursday briefing at which scientists spoke about a worrying combination of mutations.&nbsp;The high number of new features could mean that this form of coronavirus will be more contagious and able to bypass human immunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe has the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection B.1.1.529, which is a concern due to the high number of mutations.&nbsp;Today, she was detected in a patient in Belgium,&nbsp;the&nbsp;local public intelligence company RTBF said, referring to the teaching hospital in Leuven.&nbsp;The information was subsequently confirmed by Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke. 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