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Coronavirus: a second case of the Omicron variant, unrelated to the first, has been detected in Belgium
Posted at 11:12 a.m. - Updated at 2:19 p.m.
A second case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in Belgium, virologist Marc Van Ranst said on Wednesday. According to his colleague Emmanuel André, contacted by RTBF, the infected person had not traveled. A first case was reported on November 26 .
The two cases have no link between them, said Marc Van Ranst. The last sample was taken from a patient from French-speaking Belgium. Research is underway to determine where and under what circumstances this person was infected.
In addition, the Louvain laboratory is currently analyzing eight other possible samples of the new corona variant. More information should be available later this afternoon.
https://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/de...omicron-a-ete-detecte-en-belgique?id=10889331
Coronavirus: a second case of the Omicron variant, unrelated to the first, has been detected in Belgium
Posted at 11:12 a.m. - Updated at 2:19 p.m.
A second case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in Belgium, virologist Marc Van Ranst said on Wednesday. According to his colleague Emmanuel André, contacted by RTBF, the infected person had not traveled. A first case was reported on November 26 .
The two cases have no link between them, said Marc Van Ranst. The last sample was taken from a patient from French-speaking Belgium. Research is underway to determine where and under what circumstances this person was infected.
In addition, the Louvain laboratory is currently analyzing eight other possible samples of the new corona variant. More information should be available later this afternoon.
https://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/de...omicron-a-ete-detecte-en-belgique?id=10889331
