[자막뉴스] ‘P.1’ mutant virus made out of control in Brazil…”Possibility of global threat”

Access to the beaches in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s famous resort city, has been re-controlled.

With a population of 244 million, Brazil, the South American powerhouse, has been evaluated as being virtually out of control with Corona 19.

[다니엘 소란즈 / 브라질 리우데자네이루 보건국장 : 새 변이 바이러스인 ‘P.1’이 집중적으로 퍼지고 있는데 이전 변이보다 더 나쁜 변이가 될 수 있습니다.]

According to World Omometer, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Brazil on the 21st of the local time reached 12 million and the death toll reached 300,000.

The number of new confirmed cases for a new day in the last week has reached around 90,000.

The number of deaths per day was set at 2,841 on the 16th, and the number of deaths per day is continuing to 2,000 for five days in a row.

The Brazilian mutant virus, called’P.1′, has been observed to have a much stronger spread and severity than the existing Corona 19 virus.

This mutant virus is rapidly spreading beyond Brazil to neighboring countries.

Of the 13 countries in South America, mutant viruses have been confirmed in 7 countries including Argentina, Peru, and Chile.

As distrust of the Brazilian government’s ability to control Corona 19 is growing, neighboring countries in South America are unilaterally strengthening quarantine measures, such as blockades, without consultation with Brazil.

The World Health Organization, WHO, warned that Brazil’s COVID-19 situation is likely to threaten not only Latin America, but the world as well.

Reporter: Kang Seong-ok
Video editing: Han Kyung-hee
Subtitle News: Yoo Ji Hye

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