Confirmed after the death of a person in the 80s from England… Investigation of mutant virus

Input 2020.12.27 11:10

After a man in his 80s returned from England in Gyeonggi-do, there was a case of’confirmation after death’. The quarantine authorities are investigating whether there is a mutation in the coronavirus infection.

As of 0:00 on the 27th, 241 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Gyeonggi Province. There were 237 local outbreaks and 4 overseas inflows, with a total of 13,500 confirmed cases in Gyeonggi Province. With six deaths, the cumulative death toll in Gyeonggi-do increased to 230.

A man in his 80s in Goyang City, who died at Ilsan Hospital, was identified as a case of’confirmation after death’ after returning from England. This patient with heart disease suffered a cardiac arrest at 10:45 a.m. on the 26th while self-isolation after entering the UK on the 13th, and died at 11:27 a.m. after being transferred to the emergency room of the National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital.

The quarantine authorities are investigating the exact cause of death, such as the corona mutant virus, as the patient’s infection was confirmed after entering the UK.

The government is taking steps to block the domestic introduction of the mutant virus found in the UK. From the 23rd to the 31st, flights from the UK were temporarily suspended and entry from the UK was banned.