The first case of a new COVID-19 strain was discovered in Belgium 
Belgium became the first country in Europe to receive a new coronavirus strain currently designated as B.1.1.529. RIA Novosti writes about this.
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The first cases of the disease were detected in South Africa. At the moment, the emergence of coronavirus in the country has been confirmed by the Minister of Health of Belgium Frank Vandenbruck. According to the official, so far only one case of infection with the new variant of COVID-19 has been detected.
However, Vandenbroek clarified that the Belgian government has not yet received evidence of the danger of the strain B.1.1.529, it is not known, including how much it is more dangerous than the delta variant.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recalled the precautions and preventive measures in connection with the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529 and emphasized that in order to protect against COVID-19 it is necessary to be vaccinated and observed sanitary measures.
The first cases of infection with the new variant became known on November 24. Then there were reports of dozens of people infected in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong. British scientists suggested that the new strain would be better at evading antibodies than the delta variant.