[국제]Germany’s third coronavirus outbreak becomes a reality…”The cause of the spread of mutation”

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As the number of corona 19 confirmed again increases in Germany, the third spread is becoming a reality.

It is analyzed that the re-proliferation of Corona 19 in Germany is caused by a mutant virus.

Reporter Kim Jin-ho.

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The spread of Corona 19 in Germany is unusual.

According to the figures of the Robert Koch Institute, the German Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases in Germany on the 11th was 2,834, an increase of 2,254 from a week ago.

Despite the continued blockade, the number of confirmed cases is increasing.

In the last week, the number of new confirmed cases per 100,000 population has increased from 69 on the previous day to 72.4.

[옌스 슈판 / 독일 보건장관 : 상황이 여전히 심각합니다. 확진자 수가 늘고 있습니다. 느리지만 상승세를 보이고 있고 변이도 확산 중입니다. 앞으로 매우 힘든 몇 주를 대비해야 합니다.]

Rota Viller, director of the Robert Koch Institute, said we are at the beginning of a third proliferation and that the number of new cases should be prevented from expanding again.

“Since the middle of last month, the number of new cases under the age of 15 has been increasing rapidly,” he said. “The number of cases of group infection in child care facilities is increasing even more than before Christmas,” he said.

The lab explains that a mutant virus may be the cause.

[로타 빌러 / 로베르트코흐연구소 소장 : 전염력이 더욱 강한 B117 변이 바이러스가 역할을 하고 있습니다. B117 변이는 독일에서 매우 빨리 확산 중입니다.]

Currently, B117 has been found in 55% of positive samples tested in Germany, and the share of this mutation has more than doubled over the past 4 weeks.

Germany’s COVID-19 vaccination has been more than two months since it started, but now 2.74 million people have been vaccinated, and the vaccination rate is only 3.3%.

This is YTN Kim Jin-ho.

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