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(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 14 European countries have reported a high risk of increased deaths from the new mutant coronavirus
China News Agency, Berlin, December 29 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The latest risk assessment report released by the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) on 29 noted that as of 28, 14 countries , including the UK, had reported infections with new crown variants. Cases of the virus. The center’s chief scientist, Mike Catchpur, warned that the current risk of further spread of the mutant strain in Europe is higher, leading to an increase in the number of hospitalizations and deaths, and magnifying the impact on the medical system.
On December 27 local time, many member states of the European Union officially launched the vaccination work of the new crown. The picture shows an elderly man in France being vaccinated against the new crown.
The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (European Center for Disease Control and Prevention) is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and is the specialized EU agency responsible for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The report on the 29th was his second risk report on this topic since the discovery of a mutant strain of the new coronavirus in the UK.
The report noted that the variant strain called “VOC202012 / 01” (also known as “B.1.1.7”) has reported confirmed cases in the UK and 13 EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries, and in other countries of the world. Another 11 countries and regions in the region have also reported confirmed cases. The report noted that because not all previously confirmed cases are related to travel to the UK, it is no longer possible to prevent the continued spread of the mutant strain outside of the UK.
For the UK and the European Union, the new crown vaccine has already started. The report notes that although vaccination is more likely to help people cope with the new corona virus mutation in the short to medium term, sufficient doses of vaccine are obtained in several countries and vaccination has demonstrated its effect. in the prevention and control of epidemics. Before it is effective, the highest priority is to take non-pharmacological interventional measures, such as avoiding unnecessary travel and strengthening evidence to curb the invasion of mutant strains.
Mike Catchpole, chief scientist at the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the same day that while there is no data to show that the now discovered mutant strains of the novel coronavirus can cause an increase in the rate of serious illness, Preliminary research results indicate that these strains can cause infectivity. go up. “The new variant strain has a higher risk of spreading in the EU and EEA countries, which will lead to an increase in the number of hospitalizations and deaths, which will further affect the medical system.”
He called on member states to continue adopting existing anti-epidemic measures (non-pharmaceutical interventions) while strengthening mechanisms for monitoring, testing, case tracking and discovery. (End up)
