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The spread of the UK mutation, the second pandemic
The possibility that the community has already spread
“You have to fight new mutations everywhere”
On the 21st, the Eurostar terminal inside King’s Cross St. Pancras train station in London, England, was empty. France has banned air and rail travel from the UK for 48 hours starting at midnight on the 20th due to the spread of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). London = EPA Yonhap News
A new mutant coronavirus infection virus (Corona 19) that was born in the UK is spreading around the world. Beyond the UK, infected people continue in Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia. It is a sign that it will spread to the so-called ‘second mutual haircut pandemic (發)’ (a global pandemic). It is also worrying that vaccines have only recently started to be vaccinated in some countries, making it difficult to expect preventive effects. Above all, there are 7 confirmed cases of mutation in Japan, and the situation is hardening to the chin in Korea.
In summary, on the 27th there were 4 cases in Spain, 3 cases in Switzerland, and 1 case each in Sweden and France on the 27th. It was also reported in Lebanon, the Middle East region, and a couple was confirmed in Canada by first time in North America. Previously, the number of infected countries nearly doubled in just three to four days, after Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Israel, Hong Kong and Singapore. The UK mutation is known to be up to 70% more contagious than the existing virus.
The fact that the number of infected people in each country is small is not a situation that is left behind. The fact that the virus has crossed the border suggests that there may be another infection that has not been detected by the surveillance of the health authorities. The possibility that it has already spread to the community cannot be ruled out.
Canada is the base. In other countries, mutant viruses have been found in most arrivals from the UK. However, the infected Canadian person did not travel abroad and there was no contact with the person infected with Corona 19. It means that it will be a case of contagion in the community. A more detailed route of infection must be identified, but if a community infection is correct, the situation is serious. This is because your residence is near Toronto, the most populated area in Canada, and it also borders the United States. In the United States, a UK-originating mutation has yet to be officially discovered, but experts believe the reason is that the rate of genetic testing that can confirm the mutation is very low. Los Angeles County (LA) has launched an investigation to see if the mutation has spread from the UK.
Some analyzed that the first mutation was discovered in the UK because the UK had a powerful inspection system. This means that mutant viruses are not unique to the UK. The New York Times of the United States and Japan noted on the 26th (local time) that “few countries have as good a level of genetic testing as the United Kingdom, so there is concern that the mutant virus has spread throughout the world undetected for weeks. That is why there is a skeptical outlook that it is too late to stop the virus, despite the fact that more than 50 countries around the world have recently banned or restricted entry from the UK Professor Peter Kremsner of the University Hospital in Tubingen, Germany, warned: “If the mutation were only in England, it would make sense to close the borders, but if it has already spread, we must fight new mutations everywhere.”
The British Office for Statistics (ONS) estimates that two-thirds of the new confirmed cases in London, the east and south-east of England, the epicenter of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, are infected with the mutation. BBC Broadcast noted that “mutant viruses are rapidly replacing existing viruses.” As of the 27th, there were 83.033 million people infected with Corona 19 worldwide.
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