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Two additional confirmed cases of the UK Corona 19 mutant virus have been confirmed. The quarantine authorities explained that they were men in their 80s and women in their 20s who arrived from the UK. Connect reporters. Reporter Shin Hyun-jun! The UK mutant virus was first discovered in Korea on the 28th, but was it confirmed within two days? So is. Quarantine authorities said two more cases of mutant virus infection were confirmed in the UK. One case is a man in his 80s who was confirmed posthumously. This heart disease patient died on the 26th after being quarantined after entering the UK on the 13th, and has since been confirmed. Three members of the man’s family also tested positive, and a full genome analysis is currently underway to determine if the virus has mutated. Another case is that of a woman in her twenties who came from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates. This woman was confirmed by immigration quarantine and is currently in quarantine at the Life Therapy Center. Earlier, on the 28th, a mutant virus was confirmed for the first time in Korea in three family members who entered the country. As a result, the number of UK domestic mutant virus cases has risen to five. The number of new confirmed cases is still over a thousand today, right? Yes, at 0 o’clock today, there are 1,050 new cases in all. There are a thousand people for two consecutive days. The number of confirmed cases, which had dropped to triple digits during the Christmas season, appears to have risen again as the number of tests increased. By looking at the infection route, 1,025 people were found in Korea and 25 people came from abroad. There are still many domestic occurrences in the metropolitan area. There were 383 in Seoul, 274 in Gyeonggi and 48 in Incheon, with only 705 new patients in the metropolitan area. In the area outside the capital, the patients came from 16 provinces across the country, excluding Jeonnam, including 49 in Daegu, 45 in Chungbuk, 38 in Busan, 36 in Gyeongnam and 32 in Jeonbuk. Of the 25 confirmed foreign influxes, 11 were confirmed during the quarantine stage. The additional death toll is 20 and the cumulative death toll is 879. The number of patients with severe gastric disorders increased from 2 to 332. Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun mentioned the possibility of a sudden spike in confirmed cases over the end of the year and the New Year holidays, right? Prime Minister Chung urged us to carefully prepare quarantine strategies after this weekend, when the period of special quarantine measures over the end of the year and New Year period and phase 2.5 of social distancing in the metropolitan area ended. . It is said that there is a possibility that the number of confirmed cases will increase rapidly if travel and meetings increase during the end of the year and the New Year holidays. He noted that although the proportion of confirmed cases in the population is low in Korea, 40% of the cumulative confirmed cases have occurred in the past month, and this outbreak is at its peak. In addition, the government directed the government to consider quarantine countermeasures comprehensively considering the trend of confirmed patients, testing capacity and medical response, and to prepare alternatives through in-depth discussions with ministries, local governments and experts. . Prime Minister Chung also mentioned the 800 billion won in funds for private hospitals and medical personnel included in the damage support measures, and requested that the support measures be implemented as soon as possible. YTN Shin Hyun-joon at the Ministry of Social Affairs[[email protected]]is. ※ ‘Your report becomes news’ YTN is waiting for your valuable report.
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