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The threat of mutant viruses from abroad is on the rise. The number of confirmed mutant viruses originating in the UK has risen to 9 and cases of infection originating in South Africa have been confirmed for the first time. There have also been cases of visits to markets and hospitals before the mutant virus is confirmed and an epidemiological investigation is underway. Reporter Go Han-seok reports. A man in his 80s who entered the country on December 13 last year and died on the 26th was confirmed to be infected with a mutant UK virus after death. It turns out that this man’s family has been infected with the same virus. Two of them returned from England on the same flight on the same day, and one arrived a month earlier. In particular, the first person to enter Korea was diagnosed with Corona 19 on December 27 last year while living with the family that followed him. In the process, quarantine authorities carried out an epidemiological investigation into the possibility that a mutant virus from the UK could have spread to the community. Including these families, 9 people have been infected with the UK mutant virus so far. Furthermore, a person infected with the mutant South African virus was also identified for the first time during the entry quarantine process. However, mutant viruses are more infectious and difficult to predict because they are poorly characterized. In the end, fighting the mutant virus appears to be a key challenge in the New Year’s quarantine. I’m Han-Seok Ko from YTN. ※ ‘Your report becomes news’ YTN awaits your valuable report.
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