Following the UK, South Africa and Japan, a new corona 19 mutant virus was confirmed this time in the US. There has also been a warning that 2021, when mutant viruses continue to appear everywhere, could be a tougher year than last year.
For more details, this is reporter Kim Young-ah.
There are two different strains of new mutant viruses found in the United States.
In particular, one of them had three new gene mutations that had never been discovered before.
In Columbus, the state’s capital city alone, 20 people have been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus.
It means that it has already spread widely in the community.
The mutation, dubbed the’Columbus mutation’, turned out to be more contagious, just like previous mutant viruses.
It is the fourth time that the Corona 19 mutant virus has been confirmed, after the UK, South Africa and Japan.
With the outbreak of mutant viruses in countries around the world, WHO decided to hold an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.
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Along with the spread of the mutant virus, which has a fast infection rate, the number of cumulative corona19 cases in the world exceeded 92 million.
Stefan Bangsell, CEO of Modena Pharmaceuticals, said that Corona 19 will continue to mutate and become a kind of endemic disease that lives with humanity forever.
The vaccine alone cannot end COVID-19.
Meanwhile, concerns about the safety of the vaccine are growing in Florida, USA, as a doctor is reported to have died 16 days after receiving the Pfizer vaccine.
(Video editing: Jung Yonghwa)
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