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Four more confirmed cases of the mutant virus of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) from the United Kingdom came out.
In addition, among those who arrived from South Africa (South Africa), one person was confirmed infected with the mutant virus.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on day 2, five more cases of mutant virus infection originating from the UK and South Asia were confirmed.
Three out of four new cases of mutant virus infection in the UK are relatives of 80-year-old men who were diagnosed as “confirmed after death” on 26 last month.
After confirming that a man in his 80s was infected with the mutant virus, quarantine authorities further identified the infection by conducting a complete genome analysis of samples from three family members of the confirmed person.
Three of these families, including a man in his 80s who died, entered the UK on the same plane on the 13th last month and were confirmed during self-isolation.
They are in self-quarantine, so there is no specific movement, but the other one entered Korea in November last year and was confirmed to have participated in outside activities prior to confirmation.
They were confirmed to have visited multi-use facilities such as beauty salons and markets near their residence in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, raising concerns that the mutant virus has already spread to local communities.
The quarantine authorities analyzed that it was infected while staying in the same house after the rest of the family entered Korea.
Kwak-jin, head of the patient management team, Dae-bon Bang, said: “2 out of 3 family members entered the country on the same day as the person who died earlier, and the exposure is believed to be the same UK party continued. ” It was negative upon entry. After the rest of the family entered the country, they were confirmed to be infected while living in the same home. ”
Team leader Kwak said: “This person entered the country for the first time and was released from quarantine. Therefore, this person’s outside activities cannot be considered as a violation of self-isolation guidelines.” “He said.
Another person who was also confirmed with a mutant UK virus was a person who arrived from the UK on the 19th of last month and was confirmed as a result of a local government examination the next day. There were no accompanying travelers.
Team leader Kwak said: “I moved into my home immediately after entering the country and it was confirmed by a full inspection that must be received within 3 days of entering the country.”
As a result, the number of confirmed infected UK mutant viruses in Korea increased to a total of nine.
On the other hand, a person infected with the mutant virus was reported for the first time in South Africa.
The confirmed person entered South Africa via the United Arab Emirates on the 26th of last month.
During the immigration quarantine process, he showed symptoms of fever and was examined inside the Incheon airport facility and confirmed.
“This person is currently in quarantine at the Life Therapy Center,” Kwak said, saying, “The only person who entered the country is currently being examined.”
Quarantine authorities have said clear information on mortality rates from the mutant virus in Britain and South Africa has yet to be provided.
“Currently 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 Control and Disease Prevention. Currently, no other deaths or pathogenicity are being confirmed. ”
Team leader Kim explained: “There are reports that the spreading power of the South African mutation also increases with the number of patients, but there are still no reports on appearance, such as mortality.”
The South African mutant virus is a group of GH by type, and it is the same as the group of viruses detected mainly in Korea since May last year, but the individual mutant sites were found to be different.
“In the case of a South African mutant virus, 7 sites are seen that include a mutation site called N501Y at the site of the spike mutant protein,” he said. “This site has not been found on the GH group virus that is popular in Korea.” did.
He added that “the South African virus is being studied by international organizations, including experts on whether the infectivity of the virus is higher,” he added. “It is a part that needs to be confirmed through experiments and clinical studies.”
As such, as people infected with the common mutant virus from the UK and South Asia were confirmed one after another, the government decided to force all foreigners to submit a negative PCR (genetic amplification test) certificate for block the national entrance.
This measure takes effect from the 8th at the airport and the 15th at the port.
Consequently, in the future, foreigners must submit a negative PCR confirmation issued within 72 hours of the departure date. The negative PCR confirmation is a document that certifies that it was negative in the Corona 19 test.
Since the day before, the mandatory measures for PCR negative confirmations that were taken for those entering the UK and South Asia (including transit passengers) have been extended to all foreigners.
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