The Indian coronavirus variant has broken out in Velbert near Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. Two high-rise buildings with around 200 people are under quarantine.
Velbert – Around 200 people in two high-rise buildings in Velbert near Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia are under quarantine and are not allowed to leave their apartments for the time being. A total of 19 positive corona tests from four families have so far been available in the two houses.
The Indian coronavirus variant B.1.617, which is considered to be particularly contagious, was also detected in one resident, said Marcus Kowalczyk, health department of the Mettmann district, of the German press agency.
Corona outbreak in Velbert: Indian Corona variant particularly dangerous
189 people from two high-rise buildings have been quarantined since Sunday. All residents of the two houses in the Birth district have already been tested. According to Kowalczyk, the results of the corona series tests carried out on Sunday and Monday are expected on Tuesday. “It takes about seven days until the then positive corona findings are examined for the Indian variant,” Kowalczyk clarified. How long the isolation of the residents has to be maintained inside, he has not yet been able to say.
On site, according to the information, the German Red Cross (DRK) takes care of the residents: inside and also takes the dogs for walks. The quarantine order is checked by the municipal security service during the day and a security service takes over at night, explains the spokesman for the city of Velbert to the editorial network Germany.
The Indian Corona variant had previously been classified as “worrying” by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to experts, it could be up to 50 percent more contagious than the British variant. (Anna Charlotte Groos with dpa)
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