The results are available one day after the large-scale sampling in a Dresden student residence. As the city health department announced in the evening, seven of the 170 PCR tests carried out were positive. In three cases there is a suspicion of an infection with the so-called delta variant. “However, these results still have to be confirmed by sequencing the samples, also in order to identify which specific virus strain is present, “the communication said.
The PCR tests were subjected to a special procedure in order to identify virus variants. According to the city, further test results are pending from people who have had contact with residents of the home.
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