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New coronavirus variant probably exists in Germany - RKI institute

A medical worker in a protective suit attends to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient at the intensive care unit (ICU) at the university hospital in Aachen, Germany, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

It is highly likely that the mutation of the coronavirus that has been found in Britain also exists in Germany, the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) health institute said on Tuesday, adding, however, that it had not shown up in data yet.

Lothar Wieler, head of Germany's disease control agency Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI), addresses a news conference to comment on the current situation concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany December 22, 2020. Stefanie Loos/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Madeline Chambers, editing by Kirsti Knolle)

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