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A new UK coronavirus infection (Corona 19) has been discovered not only in Korea, but also in many parts of the world. Waiting in line to check in for the flight. News 1
A mutant virus originating in the UK was detected in a man in his 80s in Goyang, Gyeonggi province, which was confirmed after his death after entering the country. The three family members who lived with the man were also diagnosed with Corona 19 and are undergoing a full genome analysis on them, and if it is confirmed as a mutant virus, there is concern of further transmission to the local community. . In particular, one of the family members entered the country for the first time, received a negative test and was confirmed again after being released from quarantine. As there is a history of outside activities, there is a possibility that more infected people will emerge.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) on the 30th, two more cases of UK mutant virus infection were confirmed that day, and the number of mutant infections in Korea rose to five. Mutant viruses are known to have 70% greater transmission power than existing viruses. One of the two confirmed that day was a man in his 80s who was confirmed after his death at the Ilsan Hospital of the National Health Insurance Corporation. The man, who suffered from heart disease, was quarantined after entering the UK with his family on the 13th. On the morning of the 26th, the man went into cardiac arrest on his way to a public health facility to be examined before the quarantine was lifted. They took him to the emergency room but he died. Since then, three relatives who lived with this man were confirmed one after another.
Park Young-joon, head of the Dae-bon Bang epidemiological investigation team, said at a Corona 19 situation briefing on the same day: “Including residents and paramedics who assisted in emergency treatment at the time of the fall, we are monitoring (the presence or absence of symptoms). ” Goyang-si explained: “In the case of an 80-year-old man, 7 people are being self-isolated, including residents and paramedics (the first test was negative), so transmission is unlikely to occur. additional of this man. ” In addition, two of the family members living together were also isolated, so there was no movement.
However, a family member, Mr. A, entered Korea for the first time on the 8th of last month and ended self-isolation for two weeks, and it was confirmed on the 27th, more than a month later. According to the route published by the city of Goyang, Mr. A used his car to meet his family at the airport on the 13th of this month, and has a history of leaving from the 14th to the 22nd after that, but was wearing a mask and had no contact lenses. However, on the 23rd and 26th, I visited the Ilsan Hospital and the beauty salon, and at that time, 4 people who contacted were classified as active surveillance targets.
“An autonomous family living in a house”
A loophole in self-isolation was revealed when it was revealed that Mr. A, who first entered Korea and was released from quarantine, and three family members who entered Korea later, lived in a house. In the case of foreign immigrants, they isolate themselves out of concern about infection. However, self-isolation is meaningless if a non-quarantined family member, such as Mr. A, lives in a house with quarantined relatives.
“Because I lived in a space, the presumed route of infection of the person who entered the country first has probably been infected by the people who entered the country later. During self-isolation, there are occasional cases where additional spreads are spread through family spread, “he said.” There is a part where it is not easy to live strictly as a single room. In this part, it seems that the complementary measures should be reviewed taking into account the facilities (insulation) ”.
Joongsik Eom, professor of infectious medicine at Gachon University Gil Hospital, said: “Since most houses in Korea are apartments, it is structurally difficult to isolate yourself. In this situation, leaving self-isolation to people will inevitably lead to this problem. It’s a big loophole in the self-isolation system. ”
According to the city of Goyang, these families lived together in the UK, but if the route of infection is the same, it is possible that the rest of the family was also infected with the mutant virus. Kim Woo-joo, professor of infectious medicine at Daeguro Hospital in Korea, said: “If you are from a region like the UK, there is a high possibility that the mutant virus will be confirmed in the rest of your family.”
Reporters Esther, Choi Moran, Hwang Soo-yeon [email protected]
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