On the afternoon of the 7th, foreign immigrants are leaving the airport at Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1. *Not directly related to the content of the article. News 1
Eight people infected with the mutant Corona 19 virus have been added. It is a virus reported to spread faster than the existing corona. Authorities have put an emergency on quarantine to prevent the spread of the mutant virus in the community.
5 British brothers and 3 South Africans
According to the Central Defense Response Headquarters on the 13th, as a result of a full-length genome analysis of a specimen of a recent corona19 confirmed person, a mutant virus was confirmed in 8 people. As a result, the number of domestic mutant virus infections increased to 88. The eight newly added were five in England and three in South Africa. Celltrion’s antibody treatment, Rekironaju, does not work for South African mutations.
All eight are foreigners. Three were confirmed positive for Corona 19 during the quarantine stage and five during self-isolation after entering the country. After that, full-length genome analysis was performed. Currently, the possibility of spreading them in the community is low.
On the afternoon of the 5th, travelers wearing quarantine uniforms are entering Korea through Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1. *Not directly related to the content of the article. News 1
All 4 contacts are’voice’
Lee Sang-won, director of epidemiological investigation and analysis, said at a regular briefing on the day, “As a result of a contact investigation, there have been no confirmed cases of mutant virus infection.” I did the test. All are confirmed as’voice’ and are currently being self-contained.”
Currently, 88 cases of mutant virus infection have been confirmed in Korea. The number of British mutant infections is the most common at 69. They were followed by 13 South African older brothers and 6 Brazilian older brothers.
Voice confirmation from the 24th is required to visit Korea
The mutant virus has been reported to academia and others as spreading faster than the existing corona. There are concerns that if the mutation is not caught in time, it could spread to the fourth pandemic. For this reason, the quarantine authorities decided to oblige all foreign visitors, including Koreans, to submit a PCR (gene amplification test)’negative’ confirmation from the 24th. Currently, it is only for foreigners entering overseas.
In addition, Bang Dae-bon decided to increase the number of institutions that analyze mutant genomes from two to eight. It plans to reduce the analysis period from 5 to 7 days on average to 3 to 4 days.
Self-isolation management is also strengthened. After entering overseas, if there are no suspected symptoms of Corona 19, they will be self-quarantined for two weeks. At this time, a’overseas immigrant management officer’ will be designated for each city, county, and district to check whether self-isolation rules such as separation of life from family members living together are properly followed. Symptoms are monitored at least twice a day.
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