A man in his 20s who has never been abroad
200,000 new confirmed cases are pouring
US fear of’mutant corona infection’
‘Voice verification’ seems to be expanded to immigrants
Mutant viruses in Chile, Taiwan and UAE
U.S. urgent approval of AstraZeneca
The first case of infection with a mutant virus originating from the UK was also found in the United States, the world’s No. 1 confirmed coronavirus infection (Corona 19). As the first infected people emerged in Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Chile, fear of the mutant virus is spreading all over the world.
According to the Washington Post (WP), US Governor Jared Police said on Twitter on the 29th (local time) that “today we discovered the first case of the COVID-19 mutation in Colorado.” Revealed. He explained that he was a male in his 20s and was being quarantined in the Elbert County area. It is known that there is no travel history or close contact.
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This is the first time a British mutant virus has been discovered in the United States. Dr. Atul Gawande, President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory committee member, appeared on CNN and said, “The absence of a known travel history means that this person is infected in the community.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that additional infections of the new mutant virus will be found in the United States in the next few days. I warned.
It is known that the mutant virus has 70% more transmission power than the previous one. Concerns are raised that the situation will worsen in January next year as a new variable called a mutant virus is added with around 200,000 new corona19 confirmed cases every day in the United States.
In this regard, the U.S. government is considering expanding quarantine measures that require negative judgments upon entry. In an interview with MSNBC on the same day, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Brett Girore said that countries that are eligible to enter the United States should be expanded outside the United Kingdom after receiving a negative Corona 19 test. After the corona 19 mutation occurred in the U.S., passengers departing from the U. If Assistant Secretary Girore’s statement becomes a reality, entry into the United States becomes even more difficult.
The first case occurred in Central and South America as a mutant virus infection emerged in Chile. Chilean health officials announced on the day that a woman in her country who returned home via Madrid, Spain after visiting the UK on the 22nd, was infected with the corona19 mutant virus. In the UAE and Taiwan, mutant corona19 infections were also found. As the spread continues in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and America, there are at least 29 countries with confirmed cases of mutant virus.
In the UK, the epicenter of the mutant virus, it recorded 53,135 new cases a day, the largest daily since March. The previous day (41,385 people) crossed the 40,000 mark for the first time, and the rate of spread increased even more in one day.
Accordingly, the UK government approved the emergency use of the Corona 19 vaccine being developed by local pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Oxford University for the first time in the world. According to Reuters, the British Ministry of Health said on the day that it had accepted the recommendation of the Pharmaceutical and Health Care Product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and made this decision. The AstraZeneca vaccine is scheduled to be distributed as early as January 4 of next year. Health Minister Matt Hancock said on the day, “When the production of the AstraZeneca vaccine becomes available, we will distribute it as soon as possible.” Earlier, the UK approved the world’s first emergency use of the Pfizer-Bioentech vaccine.
Meanwhile, when fear of the spread of the mutant virus struck, each country has stepped up its containment measures. France has decided to advance the current curfew start time by two hours from 8 pm to 6 pm in some areas. This is due to the fact that the number of new confirmed cases exceeded 10,000 in over a month. The US state of California has decided to extend the home waiting order in two areas of the state, including Southern California and San Joaquin Valley. The move will remain until more than 15% of the in-state intensive care unit (ICU) beds are secured. With this executive order, personal service businesses such as bars, breweries, and nail care, beauty salons, and barber shops will also be temporarily closed.
/ Reporter Kihyuk Kim [email protected]
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