Several cases of infection have been found with either the Brazilian or South African corona variant on Ydre Østerbro in Copenhagen.
This is stated by the Danish Agency for Patient Safety to TV2.
Initially, the message on Tuesday night was that it was the Brazilian variant, but that is a mistake. An analysis of samples must now reveal which variant it is.
The Danish Agency for Patient Safety has made the municipality aware of the cases of infection, which have been found in the northwest corner of Ydre Østerbro.
The City of Copenhagen cannot state the exact number of people infected with one of the variants. But these are “individual” people.
Citizens in the area where the infected people live will receive a text message urging them to be tested for covid-19.
Posters will also be put up in the affected area with information about the outbreak.
The City of Copenhagen cannot – for the sake of the privacy of the infected persons – state whether they live together or come from several different households.
The Danish Agency for Patient Safety has embarked on a comprehensive infection detection. In this connection, the close contacts of the infected and their contacts are encouraged to go into isolation and be tested.
The Brazilian variant – also known as P1 – was first detected in Denmark in March.
The South African variant – B1351 – was first found in Denmark in January.
It is unknown exactly how many cases of infection – with the most recent in Ydre Østerbro – have been in Denmark.
The latest status from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is from Sunday. At that time, nine people across the country had been diagnosed with the Brazilian variant and 48 with the South African.
In addition, there are 43 cases suspected of being one of the two variants.
Since then, an outbreak of an unknown corona variant has been discovered in Svendborg. It is not known if this is the Brazilian variant.
P1 and B1351 are among the corona variants that SSI pays special attention to.
This is because they have a mutation that studies have linked to decreased sensitivity to antibodies.
The coronavirus vaccines approved for use in Denmark are expected to work, but may have a reduced effect.
At the same time, the variants have some mutations that give rise to suspicion that they may be more contagious.
Source: The Nordic Page