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| On the 4th, officials from the quarantine authorities are giving guidance to immigrants at the arrival hall of the 2nd passenger terminal at Incheon International Airport. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) is obligated to submit a negative PCR (genetic testing method) confirmation for all foreigners entering the country in order to preemptively block people infected with the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) mutant virus from the UK. . 2021.1.4/News1 © News1 Reporter Yoo Seung-gwan |
In Britain, which is entering into a third blockade, there is growing concern over the corona 19 mutation from South Africa, Bloomberg News reported.
British health officials said on the 4th (local time) that the mutation from South Africa is more problematic than the mutation from the UK. In the UK, the number of corona19 confirmed cases has soared in recent weeks due to a rapidly spreading mutant virus.
Health Minister Matt Hancock said in a BBC radio interview that day, citing a conversation he had with the South African government during the Christmas period, “I am very worried about the South African mutation.”
“It’s a very, very serious problem,” he said. “The reason they know they’re having problems with them is because they, like us, have great genomic science capabilities and can work on viruses. And this is a bigger variation than the British variant. Problem”.
The BBC said the number of confirmed cases in South Africa is also increasing rapidly. Like the British mutation, the South African mutation is believed to be more contagious. However, there has been no evidence that the currently approved COVID-19 vaccine is effective against mutation.
ITV Political Editor Robert Peston said, “According to the remarks of one government science expert, the reason for Matt Hancock’s remark that the South African COVID-19 mutation is’extremely concerned’ is that they are not sure that the current vaccine will be as effective as the UK mutation. “I can’t.”
Meanwhile, the UK will enter the third corona19 blockade from 0 o’clock on the 5th. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a press conference on the 4th and announced that it would introduce a similar level of blockade as in March last year.
This includes measures such as school closures, non-essential workers working from home, and non-essential stores shutting down. The blockade will be held until mid-next month, and the British Parliament is expected to discuss legislation on the 6th.
In the UK on the 4th, 58784 new corona19 confirmed cases were reported, and 407 people died. As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the UK increased to 2.71 million and the number of deaths increased to 58,000.