Elderly woman in Belgium infected with two coronavirus variants simultaneously. Other updates: 🇧🇷 Brazil reports 1,205 more deaths 🇩🇿 Algerian prime minister infected with Covid-19 🇰🇷 South Korea reports 1,324 new cases More here:
A resident is seen at the house for elderly Residence Christalain during the Covid-19 outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, October 26, 2020 A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both the Alpha and Beta variants of the coronavirus at the same time, researchers in Belgium said, adding that the rare phenomenon may be underestimated.
While her oxygen levels were initially good, her condition deteriorated rapidly and she died five days later.Brazil has registered 1,205 Covid-19 deaths and 48,504 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. Brazil has the second highest coronavirus death toll in the world, with only the United States reporting more fatalities.South Korea has reported 1,324 new coronavirus cases as of midnight on Saturday, Yonhap news agency reported, down from a record 1,378 the day before as the country battles a surge of infections, though with fewer serious cases than earlier waves.
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