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Rostock (dpa / mv) - In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the corona mutation B.1.1.7, which was initially discovered in Great Britain, has so far been detected in 58 cases.

This was announced by the State Office for Health and Social Affairs (Lagus) on Tuesday to the German Press Agency.

Further details were initially not available.

In the case of viruses, random changes in the genetic material called mutations occur constantly.

Some give the pathogen advantages - for example by making it easier to transmit.

The British variant is considered to be significantly more contagious than the previously known

Sars-CoV-2

virus

.

The variant from Great Britain has already been detected in many federal states.

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