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The detection of the British strain of Covid-19 in a Berlin hospital has forced the health authorities

to decree its complete quarantine

.

At the Humbolt Clinic, located in the Reinickendorf district, there are currently

400 patients admitted

.

Variant B.1.1.7

was detected on Friday during routine analyzes

in the internal medicine and cardiology unit in 14 patients and six employees.

To those 20 positives, another 30 have been added, according to the center, the first in the capital to be quarantined and

in relation to the mutation of the virus detected in the United Kingdom

, which is known to be more infectious.


Mischa Moriceau, spokesperson for the group of Vivantes hospitals, to which the Humbolt clinic belongs, the outbreak is not explained, since all patients in all the group's clinics undergo a test upon admission and then two PCRs are performed on week.

To determine the importance of this focus,

the clinic is conducting PCR tests on all patients and employees

, which is why and until further notice it will not accept more patients and not in the emergency room either.


"In order to avoid a spread of the B.1.1.7 virus variant, the Humboldt Vivantes Clinic is

no longer accepting new patients

. We focus on patients currently admitted. Please, in cases of emergency or delivery, contact the services of the nearest hospitals ", can be read on the website of the center on the internet.


The 1,700 employees of the hospital, including 250 doctors and 500 nurses, are also under quarantine, although they are allowed to go to sleep at home,

albeit with the prohibition of stopping somewhere

.

Given the possibility that not all employees have their own vehicle, Vivantes this Sunday closed an agreement with the Berlin public transport company to provide an alternative and reserved service to the affected clinic staff.

According to Helge Braun, Minister of the Chancellery and right-hand man of Angela Merkel,

the variant of coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom will be the dominant one in Germany

.

"We are already dealing with this variant in several hospitals," Braun said in a political debate on the first public television network.

The minister is convinced that this mutation "could create many problems", hence the need to reduce the incidence of Covid-19 in general and to stop B.1.1.7 in particular.

Epidemiological data in

Germany

have improved since last week

, but remain high.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of virology, reported this Monday 6,729 new infections and 217 deaths with or from covid-19.

The cumulative incidence in seven days stands at 111.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

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