Belgium confirmed that a new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant has been detected in the country, according to health officials. It is the first known case of the new variant in Europe. The variant—which was first detected in South Africa and has been named B.1.1.529—was identified in a tourist returning to Belgium from Egypt on Nov. 11, Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst said on Twitter. The person developed the first symptoms on Nov. 22, he added. Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the case was identified in a man in his thirties who was returning from a holiday trip in Egypt, local news agency VRT reported. The unidentified man experienced mild symptoms from the variant. The B.1.1.529 variant is likely to be named “Nu” by World Health Organization experts on Friday. If the name gets approved, it would be the next available letter in the Greek naming system for COVID-19 variants. …