Another mutant coronavirus has been discovered in the UK. It has been shown to have been transferred from South Africa, different from the mutant virus that is causing the recent spread in Britain.
Reporter Jeon Hyeong-woo reports.
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A new strain was additionally confirmed in the UK, where a mutant virus, which has a stronger spread than the existing Corona 19 virus, appeared.
British health officials say two people from South Africa have recently been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus.
[맷 행콕/영국 보건부장관 : (남아공에서 온) 새로운 변이 바이러스는 전파 가능성이 더 높고, 영국에서 발견된 것보다 더 많이 변이된 것으로 보이기 때문에 매우 우려스럽습니다.]
This mutant virus was identified in South Africa on the 18th and evolved independently of its strain in the UK.
The mutant coronavirus, which has appeared in the UK and South Africa respectively, is spreading to countries due to its strong transmission power.
The British government, which took a de facto blockade in some areas such as London last weekend, designated eastern and southeastern regions of England, such as Sussex and Hampshire, as the fourth stage of responding to Corona 19.
The number of new coronavirus cases in the UK reached an all-time high, with 39,000 people coming out in one day.
France, which closed its borders with Britain due to the spread of the mutant virus, conditionally reopened its borders.
[마틴 고마스/프랑스 시민 : 며칠 만에 (영국 런던에서 온) 딸을 볼 수 있어서 정말 행복합니다.]
A corona-negative confirmation within 72 hours was required to cross the border, but as the inspection was delayed, cargo truck drivers attempting to travel to France in the UK’s Dover port collided with the police.