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Foreigners who boarded planes departing from Germany in the departure hall of Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport on the 29th, the next day when it was learned that the UK Corona 19 mutation virus had been confirmed in Germany, they are being guided by the Army Quarantine Support Group. Incheon Airport = Newsis
Two more people have been confirmed to be infected with the corona19 virus, a variant native to the UK in Korea. As a result, 5 people became infected with the mutant virus. One of the two additions is self-quarantine with your family, raising concerns about local infection. The other returned home on the 24th, a day after the 23rd, when direct flights out of the UK were banned due to the mutant virus. For this reason, it is pointed out that the method of self-isolation of foreign immigrants and the confirmation of the entry route should be more detailed.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced on the 30th that it had confirmed the mutant virus in samples from two confirmed UK patients.
A man in his 80s, after entering the country on the 13th, left his home to undergo a corona test19 before self-isolation on the 26th, collapsed and died of cardiac arrest, and was later confirmed. A mutant virus originating in the United Kingdom was identified in the analysis of the whole genome of Mr. A.
Consequently, the quarantine authorities are conducting a full genome analysis of all three family members of confirmed person A. Seven people, including neighbors who helped when Mr. A collapsed due to cardiac arrest, and the emergency personnel dispatched, have not yet tested positive for Corona 19. Only after confirmation is confirmed, a whole genome analysis is performed to confirm the mutation.
B, a woman in her twenties, who is infected with another mutant virus, arrived in Korea on the 24th. It was through Dubai that they were able to enter the country a day after direct flights from the UK were banned. due to the mutant virus. However, after being confirmed by the airport quarantine, it was immediately transferred to the life treatment center and then the mutant virus was confirmed by whole genome analysis.
Quarantine authorities said: “Mr. A is in self-quarantine and B is diagnosed with Corona 19 during the quarantine process, so the possibility of spread to the community is low.” They are giving birth.
In the case of Mr. A, one of his family members, Mr. C, entered Korea before other family members on the 8th of last month. When Mr. C was in self-isolation, the rest of his family, including Mr. A, entered the country and self-isolated in the same space. C, whose entry date was anticipated, ended the self-isolation first and then visited beauty salons and hospitals in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
However, after Mr. A’s death, the remaining family members were retested and Mr. C tested positive on the 27th. Quarantine authorities believe that Mr. C, who tested negative at the time of the entrance, may have been infected by other family members who later returned to Korea during self-isolation. If a mutant virus is identified in Mr. C, further investigation is inevitable for those who contacted him after self-isolation was lifted. The results of the complete analysis of Mr. C’s genome will be published early next month.
“It is not easy for families entering abroad to live in the same space and maintain strict self-isolation,” said Park Young-joon, head of the epidemiological investigation team, “it is a part that needs to be reviewed, such as considering the use of installations”.
The case of Mr. B also showed a flaw in the current management of foreign immigrants. After entering the country via Dubai on the 24th, the day after direct flights from the UK were suspended. There are only two ways to verify entry through non-direct flights, either through connecting tickets or by consulting the list of countries visited by the participant. Kim Geum-chan, head of the quarantine management team at Bang Dae-bon, said: “If the ticket is issued separately, it is practically difficult to identify the people who entered in transit.
For this reason, voices say the whole genome test should be expanded immediately. According to Bang Dae-bon, there have been 16 full genomic analyzes of British participants since October. Five of the seven cases carried out in December were confirmed as mutant viruses.
Lim So-hyung reporter [email protected]
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