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Europe's first reported case of new COVID variant has been discovered in Belgium
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Europe's first reported case of a new COVID variant has been discovered in Belgium.
The variant, which is causing concern because of its "extremely high" number of mutations, was first detected in South Africa.
Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said it had now been found in Belgium.
"We have a case that is now confirmed of this variant," he said on Friday. "This is someone who came from abroad, who tested positive on November 22, who was not vaccinated."
The first detection of this new variant,
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