German Health Minister Jens Spahn addresses a press conference on coronavirus mutations and rapid tests in Berlin, Germany, on February 17. “We have to expect that this variant could become the dominant one here,” Spahn said. The Robert Koch Institute analyzed a representative sample of over 23,000 positive PCR tests and established that Covid-19 mutations are spreading fast in Germany. “The virus variant which was discovered for the first time in the United Kingdom especially worries us,” Spahn said. The vaccine has been approved in the EU by the European Medical Agency, which said the vaccine demonstrated around a 60% efficacy in clinical trials.

Source: CNN February 17, 2021 14:52 UTC