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North Korea has repeatedly stressed the importance of quarantine as the mutant infectious disease virus of the novel coronavirus spreads around the world. Aside from its faster spread, other characteristics of the mutant virus are still unknown, and President-elect Biden said the next few months could be the most difficult times. This is Taek-Sung Oh.
On the 29th, North Korea was suspicious of the recent spread of a new mutant virus of the infectious disease coronavirus from the United Kingdom through the government newspaper Labor News.
The media emphasized the importance of quarantine, saying: “It is a bigger problem that a new variant of a malicious virus with strong infectivity has been produced and is spreading to various countries around the world.”
Since its first discovery in the UK in September, the mutant corona virus is now rapidly spreading around the world.
British health officials revealed the spread of the mutant virus on the 14th and said: “The spread of this virus has been confirmed to be up to 70% faster than before.”
In fact, the number of new confirmed cases announced by the British government on the 28th was 41,385, and the spread of the infection accelerates rapidly after the appearance of the mutant virus.
To date, mutant virus infection has been confirmed in several European countries such as Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Sweden, and mutant virus infection has been confirmed in Asia, Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Canada. and Australia.
In the United States, the first case of mutant virus infection was confirmed on day 29.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis tweeted on Tuesday that he discovered the first case of a mutant virus infection in a man in his twenties, the same one found in the UK.
The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, said at a press conference that day that it would be difficult to accept, but that the situation will be very difficult in the coming months and said that it could be the most difficult period of this corona pandemic.
[녹취: 바이든 대통령 당선인] “The next few weeks and months are going to be a very tough period for our nation. Perhaps the hardest during this entire pandemic. I know it’s hard to hear, but it’s the truth. “
Meanwhile, countries around the world are tightening entry regulations to prevent the spread of the mutant virus.
The country with the strongest regulatory policy was Japan, which stopped the entry of foreigners from around the world as of the 28th.
Taiwan has decided to temporarily suspend the sending or receiving of British mail from the 28th, and Russia announced that it will extend the suspension of aircraft operations with the United Kingdom until the middle of next month.
The United States has decided to allow the entry of passengers on flights leaving the United Kingdom only after testing negative for the coronavirus.
The CDC of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an explanatory data published on 28 that human-to-human transmission appears to occur more easily through the mutant virus, but British medical staff explained that the virus does not cause more serious symptoms than the existing virus. I did.
It also revealed that there is no known information on how much the mutant virus spreads around the world or how it differs from the existing virus.
He added that medical personnel should study the ease with which it is transmitted from person to person, if it can be verified with current infection testing methods, how they respond to corona treatment drugs and how it affects the effectiveness of the corona vaccine.
In particular, with attention to the potential impact of mutant viruses, beginning in some countries, before full vaccination, Anthony Pouch, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the vaccine would be effective against the viruses. mutants.
According to ‘AP’, Mr Pouch said: “If you look at the UK data, the vaccine appears to be blocking the virus.”
WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus cited the mutant virus and said there are new challenges next year.
[녹취: 게브레예수스 사무총장] “Today, we are working closely with scientists around the world to better understand each and every change in the virus and how these changes affect its ability to spread or make people sick, or any potential impacts on the virus. tests, treatments and vaccines available. “At a news conference on Thursday, Gebreyesus said that scientists from around the world are now working together to understand the potential impact of the virus on its transmission capacity, fatality, testing, treatment and vaccines.
This is Taekseong Oh, VOA News.
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