In the United States, a virus infected with a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) originating from the UK has also emerged. On the 28th (local time), according to the Washington Post (WP) and other local media, the Colorado state health authorities said that “a man in his 20s was infected with the mutant virus.” Health officials said the man had no record of his recent trip to the UK and was tracking the route of infection. The U.S. federal health authorities required all entrants from the UK to submit a’corona negative test confirmation’ received within 72 hours before departure from the 28th, but an infection case emerged within one day.
US CDC “Concerns about further infection within a few days”
Pouch “enters out of control”
According to the Associated Press, a second suspected mutant virus infection in Elbert County, Denver, Colorado, where the man was quarantined, is concerned about the spread of the community. Trevor Bedford of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center told The Associated Press that “the virus may have spread from travelers returning from the UK in November or December.” The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also said, “More infections are expected within a few days,” and “the spread of the mutant virus will further increase the demand for medical care that has already reached its limit.” As the mutant virus, which has a strong spreading power, is introduced into the United States, there are voices of concern about the’spring wave,’ where the number of confirmed cases will increase again next spring following this winter.
Anthony Pouch
Anthony Pouch (pictured), head of the US National Allergy and Infectious Disease Research Institute, said in an interview with CNN that day, “the spread of Corona 19 in the US is out of control,” and “the situation may worsen in January next year than in December.” . Pouch predicted that it would be difficult to achieve the 20 million vaccination plan this year, originally planned by the Trump administration. US President-elect Joe Biden said that the vaccination rate is slow and “after taking office in January next year, we will increase the rate to the level of 1 million people a day.”
The US Congressman-elect in his 40s died of Corona 19. According to the U.S. Congressional media outlet The Hill on the 29th, Congressman-elect Lucretro (Republic of Louisiana), 41, died of complications from Corona 19. After he was found positive for Corona 19 on the 18th, his condition worsened on the 23rd, and he was transferred to the intensive care unit of a university hospital for treatment.
In the UK, where the mutant virus is spreading, the number of confirmed cases per day surpassed 40,000 for the first time on the 28th and reached a record high of 53,135 on the 29th. However, the Financial Times (FT) cited the results of a study conducted on 1769 people by researchers from the Health Bureau on the 29th, and reported that the mutant virus infection does not appear to cause more serious symptoms or increase the fatality rate than the existing coronavirus confirmed patients.
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