The Belgian government announced this Friday the first case in Europe of the new variant of the coronavirus COVID-19 detected in South Africa, in an unvaccinated person who traveled abroad.
“We have a confirmed case of this variant. This is someone who came from abroad and tested positive on November 22 and was not vaccinated”Said the Belgian Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke.
The Belgian Virologist Mark Van Ranst, wrote on Twitter that the person, who had not been infected by the virus so far, returned from Egypt on November 11.
“We have to repeat that it is a suspicious variant, we do not know if it is a very dangerous variant “Vandenbroucke noted, although he mentioned that some European countries were closing their doors to travelers from various southern African states for “caution”.
“So total caution, but don’t panic”He said, adding that the Belgian COVID-19 risk assessment group was analyzing the situation.
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