A variant corona emerged in California, USA

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Medical staff in a nursing facility in Kirkland, Washington, USA, are transferring a confirmed COVID-19 patient to an ambulance./Reuters Yonhap News

A new coronavirus (Corona 19) strain that first appeared in the UK and spreading around the world was also confirmed in California, the US CNN broadcaster reported on the 30th (local time).

California Governor Gavin Newsom said in an interview with Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), held online that day, “a confirmed case of coronavirus has been confirmed in California.”

“I received a notice about an hour ago that this new type of mutant virus, discovered yesterday in Colorado, was found in Southern California,” Governor Newsom said. In particular, the global concern is growing as the results of an analysis that the variant virus in question may neutralize some antibody treatments.

The day before, the first COVID-19 variant in the United States occurred in Colorado, and a confirmed case was reported in California within a day. Between the two regions are Nevada, Utah, Idaho and New Mexico. Even though California and Colorado are not directly connected, the infected person came out within a day.

“I don’t think Californians feel strange or puzzled about this situation,” said Pouch. “Because this is something that was expected.” He added, “It is quite possible that the virus is spreading silently without the Americans being aware of it.”

The virus infection cases discovered in the UK in September of this year have been found in 17 countries outside the UK so far. It is known to be about 70% more contagious than the existing Corona 19 virus.

Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that in a situation where people infected with Corona 19 in the United States are already in tremendous circumstances, the strain on the medical system has become severe due to the addition of a highly infectious virus. Dr. Henry Work, CDC’s director of Corona 19, said, “The variant corona appears to spread the virus more easily and faster than other strains.”

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