Corona nasty evolution… From a variant to another variant hitting the world

In South Africa and Nigeria after the UK, new variants

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Countries with confirmed coronavirus variants. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]

– According to foreign media on the 27th, cases of corona 19 strain infection from the UK are currently being reported all over the world. In Europe, it was found in various parts of the continent, including the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands.

In Lebanon and Israel, the Middle Eastern countries along the Mediterranean coast, one and four cases of corona 19 infection were recently confirmed, respectively. Asian Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Australia have also confirmed the virus infection.

In neighboring Japan, seven cases of strain infection were reported by the 26th, and one of them was confirmed as the first case of infection in Japan that was transmitted to British immigrants.

Canada, passing through the Atlantic Ocean, also confirmed two cases of virus infection in Ontario on the 26th. In particular, the two infected are known to have no history of traveling to the UK unlike most of the corona 19 infections previously, and the internal transmission of Canada is also a concern.

In Africa, a variant of Corona 19 originating from the UK and another variant virus were also found. On the 24th, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Reuters recently announced that different corona 19 strains appear to have appeared in South Africa and Nigeria. In particular, the variant corona 19 virus found in South Africa is known to be more contagious than the UK variant.

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A novel coronavirus observed with an electron microscope at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). [AP=연합뉴스]

– In the United States, which has the largest number of corona 19 cases and deaths in the world, cases of variant corona 19 infection have not been officially confirmed. However, local health officials said it is possible that the virus has already spread in the United States.

According to the US CNBC, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained that “the US has rarely performed gene sequencing (to check for mutations). Considering this, the variant COVID-19 may already be in the US.” did.

Corona 19 from the UK, which has been reported around the world, was first discovered in the southeastern part of the UK in September. The British government analyzes that the infectivity of the strain named’B.1.1.7 (VUI-202012/01)’ is up to 70% stronger than the existing virus.

Due to its high infectivity, this strain is the root cause of the recent outbreak in the UK. According to the BBC on the 27th, the British Bureau of Statistics (ONS) announced that two-thirds of confirmed cases in London and eastern and southeastern England were infected with the variant.

It is not yet clear whether the British variant is more lethal than the existing Corona 19. However, experts predict that even if strains appear, the efficacy of the vaccine will not be significantly affected.Are doing.

As such more infectious strains emerged, and most cases of foreign strains infected with Corona 19 were traced to be immigrants from the UK, countries around the world entered into drastic border control as in spring. The BBC reported on the 27th that about 40 countries restrict entry from the UK.

Furthermore, some countries are closing the entire border. Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait said they would close their borders for a week. Japan is also suspending entry for new foreigners from the 28th to the end of next month except in some cases.

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When France restricted entry from the UK to prevent the influx of COVID-19 from the UK, the French border was announced at Dover Port in southeastern England on the 22nd. [AFP=연합뉴스]

– South Korea also temporarily suspended flights from the UK from the 23rd to the 31st, and corona19 even before the release of quarantine, in addition to the existing measures for entry into the country, such as diagnostic examination for symptomatic cases and 14-day facility and self-reliance measures Additional diagnostic tests are performed.

Meanwhile Global vaccine companies such as Pfizer, Bioentech, Modena, and AstraZeneca are confident of the efficacy of the vaccine against the strain, and further research for accurate diagnosis.Went out to

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Ugur Sahin, CEO of Bioentech, who developed the Corona 19 vaccine with Pfizer, said in an interview with a local German media on the 27th, “The vaccine will also be effective against the Corona 19 strain.” [AP=연합뉴스]

– On the 20th, CNN launched a study on the efficacy of the vaccine against the British variant at the Waltard Army Research Institute under the US Department of Defense.

Reporter Seok Kyung-min [email protected]

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