Health

New coronavirus variant probably exists in Germany – RKI institute

By Jiraporn Kuhakan Posted on December 22, 2020

Medical workers in protective suits attend to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Medical workers in protective suits attend to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) at the university hospital in Aachen

BERLIN (Reuters) – It is highly likely that the mutation of the coronavirus that has been found in Britain also exists in Germany, the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) health institute said on Tuesday, adding, however, that it had not shown up in data yet.

(Reporting by Madeline Chambers, editing by Kirsti Knolle)

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