Belgium confirms case of new, heavily mutated Covid variant

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By Spencer Kimball, Robert Towey

PUBLISHED FRI, NOV 26 20218:43 AM ESTUPDATED 30 MIN AGO

Belgium has confirmed a case of the new, heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, according to one of the country’s leading virologists.

Marc Van Ranst, who works with the Rega Institute for Medical Research, said a sample was confirmed as the novel B.1.1.529 variant in a traveler who returned from Egypt on Nov. 11. The patient first showed symptoms on Nov. 22.

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