[국제]UK, coronavirus’another emergence of mutant virus’ emergency…”from South Africa”

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Another mutant virus, which has a much stronger spread than the existing Corona 19 virus, has been identified in the UK, causing an emergency.

The mutant virus was first discovered in South Africa, and it has been shown to have been carried by people who have been to South Africa.

Reporter Park Sang-nam on the report.

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Another new COVID-19 mutant virus, separate from the’mutant virus’ recently discovered in the UK, has been confirmed, according to British Health Minister Matt Hancock.

Two recent travelers to South Africa have been infected and spread to the UK.

[맷 행콕 / 영국 보건부 장관 : 이 변이 바이러스는 훨씬 더 전염력이 크고, 영국에서 발견된 것보다 더 많이 변이된 것으로 보여 매우 우려됩니다.]

In response, Secretary Matt Hancock said it would issue self-quarantine measures against people who have visited or come into contact with South Africa within the last 14 days, along with “restrictions on travel to South Africa”.

The South African government previously said on the 18th that scientists have identified a new mutant virus.

The two mutant viruses, first discovered in the UK and South Africa, respectively, have been shown to be similar but evolved separately.

UK public health experts predicted that these mutant viruses could also be controlled by a newly developed vaccine.

[수잔 홉킨스 / 영국 공중보건의학 고문 : 효과가 있다는 강력한 증거가 있습니다. 백신의 면역반응이 강하고 광범위하며 다양한 변이에 작용하기 때문입니다.]

Meanwhile, Minister Hancock said several regions in eastern and southeastern England, including Sussex and Hampshire, have been newly designated as the fourth stage of the Corona 19 response.

As a result, an additional 6 million people will be affected from the 26th.

The number of new corona19 confirmed daily (39,237 people) in the UK on the 23rd local time again recorded a record high.

This is YTN Park Sang-nam.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]