A first case of the new variant of the COVI-19 was detected in Europe. This first case was identified in Belgium, the Belgian Minister of Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke announced this Friday, November 26, November 26, November 26.
“We have a case that is now confirmed by this variant. They are someone who came from abroad. Qui a été testé positif le 22 novembre » et « qui n’était pas vacciné », a-t-il déclaré.
Selon les médias belges, il s’agit d’une adulte d’une trentaine d’années qui a développé des symptômes onze jours après avoir voyagé en Egypte via la Turquie. It had no connection with South Africa or another country in the south of the African continent, they add.
Called B.1.1.529, the new variant of the COVVI-19, discovered in southern Africa worried at the highest point. He was notably detected in South Africa and Botswana.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the alert. Enough to push several countries to take emergency measures.
Idem pour le Japon qui a décidé de durcir ses restrictions d’entrée pour les voyageurs en provenance de six pays d’Afrique australe dont l’Afrique du Sud. People from these six countries arriving on Japanese soil, from Saturday, will be subject to around forty days.
The new variant of the COVID-19 called B.1.1.529, has a large number of mutations, and this is what is worried about the WHO.