Quarantine authorities “Trend to spread predominant mutant species overseas… Expansion of quarantine targets”
Expert “Separate measures for self-sufficiency and family are required”
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The government is planning to expand targets for strengthening quarantine against mutations in the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). As mutations tend to spread to predominant species in some countries abroad, it is expected that the targets for strengthening quarantine protection will be expanded not only to the current mutant virus outbreak country, but also to immigrants from other countries.
According to the quarantine authorities on the 7th, the number of mutant viruses introduced into the country was 51 in 18 countries. Of these, 37 were permanently mutated and 9 were from South Africa (South Africa). Five are from Brazil. The mutant virus was introduced from people from the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Brazil, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Norway, Malawi, Maldives, Iraq, China, Zimbabwe, Canada, Poland, France, Hungary, and Syria.
The mutant virus is said to have 1.5 times higher transmission power than the existing Corona 19 virus. The British mutation is known to have a significant effect on the fatality rate, and the South African mutation is highly likely to be reinfected. The Brazilian mutation seems to have the characteristics of both the British and South African variants. For this reason, the world is concerned about mutant viruses. Sohn Young-rae, head of the social strategy team, Jung Soo-bon, said, “This mutant virus spreads rapidly in the country and changes very much. In many countries, there is a tendency to spread to the dominant or not dominant species, but to the species that take up a significant proportion. said. He added, “As we continue to obtain information, we are evaluating this situation every week and reviewing countries that need to be managed intensively.”
For this reason, the government is strengthening measures to prevent the spread in Korea. First of all, Captain Son said, “We have stopped all regular flights coming from the British flight, and have stopped issuing quarantine exemptions for 27 countries where mutations have occurred.” “They go to first, take a PCR (gene amplification) diagnostic test to confirm negative, and then move to a quarantine location such as home quarantine to quarantine, and when the quarantine is released, we are conducting another test. In addition, he added, “If a confirmed case occurs among those arriving from the UK, South Africa, and Brazil, diagnostic tests are also performed on all companions, and genetic analysis is initiated for all confirmed cases to check for mutant viruses.” .
However, it seems that it is not easy to defend the influx as cases of group infections caused by mutant viruses have already appeared in Korea. Some predict that the influx of the mutant virus will lead to a rapid spread. In particular, if foreign inflows violate the rules of self-isolation or spread among families during the quarantine period, the government’s strong measures can be easily defeated. For this reason, Jeong Jae-hoon, a professor of preventive medicine at Gachon University, recently insisted on his Facebook page, “It is necessary to observe the rules of self-imposed persons and separate measures for families of self-isolation persons.” Professor Jeong said, “If the family of the self-isolated person is unavoidably in contact with or lives with you, you should consider yourself as a self-isolation person and strictly follow the quarantine rules,” he said.
/ Reporter Ji-hye Seo [email protected]
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