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4 additional British and South African confirmed
As a ‘critical variable’ for quarantine for strong propagation power
Authorities “The turning point in the next two weeks”
Mandatory sending of voice confirmation for foreigners
The expert “must check the energy at the airport”
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Following a further outbreak of UK mutant virus infection in Korea, it has emerged as a ‘critical variable’ of the third pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), which has entered a tipping point as it has confirmed a mutant virus from South Africa. Mutant viruses are known to have 1.7 times more transmitting power than existing viruses, and it is expected to be challenging to prevent or not local infections.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters on day 3, four more infected with the UK mutant virus and one more infected with the South African mutant virus were confirmed during the last holiday, and the number of domestic mutant virus infections increased to 10. It has been 6 days since your first discovery on December 28 of last year.
The additional confirmed cases included three relatives of A, a man in his 80s, who entered the country on the 13th of last month and died on the 26th. The 15 people who were confirmed to be in contact with them showed negative results. in the first and second tests, but the anxiety of the community remains. Mr B, in his 30s, who was further confirmed to be infected with the British mutant virus, was confirmed during self-quarantine on the 20th after entering the country via Incheon Airport from the UK on December 19 from last year. There was no chaperone, but we are checking additional contacts.
The first South African mutant virus infection in Korea was also confirmed. The confirmed person was confirmed during quarantine after entering the country by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from South Africa on 26 last month. There is a chaperone and the inspection is ongoing.
Quarantine authorities are in the position that “the possibility of spread to the community is small as it is confirmed during self-quarantine or in the entry process”, but experts advise that surveillance should be further strengthened. Baek Soon-young, professor emeritus at the Catholic University of Medicine, said: “Because there is a possibility that the mutant virus will rapidly change into a dominant species, we need to slow down the influx and become immune as quickly as possible.” He pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the requirement to undergo and undergo an examination by local governments within 3 days for asymptomatic patients so that all people undergo diagnostic tests at the airport. Eun-mi Cheon, a professor at Ewha University Mokdong Hospital, said: “Even if you send a negative PCR confirmation, it cannot detect people who are in an incubation period based on current guidelines that require testing. in 3 days. .
In the United Kingdom, the epicenter of the mutant virus, the number of confirmed cases exceeds 50,000 a day for five consecutive days, registering the highest number of new cases every two days. On the second day (local time), there were 57,725 new confirmed cases, and the UK government is implementing a four-step response that requires the closure of all non-essential shops, gyms and beauty salons. The mutant virus has spread rapidly not only in the UK but also around the world and has been confirmed to date in at least 33 countries, including the US, UK and Turkey.
The two mutant viruses, both British and South African, are known to have stronger transmission power, but the death rate has yet to be clarified. “The UK mutant virus is known as the ‘GR group’ for genotyping and the ‘GH group’ in South Africa,” said Eun-jin Kim, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. . It is not being confirmed. ”
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The government began to strengthen the management of foreign immigrants. First of all, starting on the 8th (starting on the 15th for the port), it was mandatory for all foreigners to submit a negative PCR confirmation. From the 1st of this month, it is mandatory for foreigners and Koreans to send PCR confirmations for those entering the UK and South Asia. The current distancing measures, which are stage 2.5 in the metropolitan area and the second stage in the non-capital area, and the special quarantine measures for the end of the year and New Year, were extended for two weeks until the 17th of this month.
Quarantine authorities believe that the spread of the tertiary epidemic is being prevented by considering the number of new confirmed cases and the infectious reproductive rate. Young-rae Son, Head of the Strategic Planning Division, Accident Control Headquarters, said: “The average number of domestic patients per day during the past week from December 27 to January 2 was 931 and decreased from 1,017 from the previous week. It has been reduced to approximately 1, ”he explained. He continued: “Currently, it is considered to be at a fork in the state of a temporary peak or to be smoothly passing through the peak.” Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun also said on the day that “the next two weeks are the defining moment to achieve some stability,” saying: “We will definitely suppress the momentum of Corona 19 this month and add the power of treatments and vaccines to starting next month. ” / Reporters Joo-won Lee and Hee-young Noh [email protected]
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