Video: Virus variant detected in Belgium

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Virus variant detected in Belgium


The new variant of the corona virus has already arrived in Europe. The examination of a virus sample in Belgium had shown that it was variant B.1.1.529 that was found in South Africa. act, tweeted the well-known Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst on Friday. It comes from a traveler who came back to Belgium from Egypt on November 11 and showed the first symptoms on November 22. Van Ranst had previously informed that there were two suspicious samples that were being examined. The new variant has caused concern among experts and politicians around the world and also alarmed the financial markets. Germany and the European Union have announced that they will be arming themselves against the spread of the new variant with flight bans and classification as a virus variant area. “All air travel to and from these countries should be avoided until we have a clear understanding of how serious the mutations in this new variant are.” So EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday. According to experts, however, it is still unclear whether the new variant is more dangerous than the currently prevailing delta variant

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The variant B.1.1.529, which was initially proven in South Africa, was found in a traveler from Egypt.

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