Variant COVID-19 Discovered in Germany Last Month
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] It has been confirmed that the new variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recently discovered in the United Kingdom had already appeared in Germany last month.
On the 28th (local time), the German daily Die Welt reported, citing the Saxony health authorities, that medical staff at Hannover Medical School concluded this after collecting samples from a patient who showed COVID-19 symptoms last month.
Berlin Charit? Medical School is also reported to have confirmed the report from Hannover Medical School.
Meanwhile, the German state of Baden-W?rttemberg announced last week that a COVID-19 patient who arrived in Frankfurt by flight from the UK on the 20th was infected with the variant virus.
This patient, who entered the country to visit a relative's house, was diagnosed positive upon arrival and is known to have been self-isolating in a family car since then.
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Meanwhile, the COVID-19 variant originating from the UK is known to have higher transmissibility compared to previous strains but is lower in terms of lethality.
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