The new corona “Kent” strain could prolong the fight against the coronavirus for decades-Sputnik Japan

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Sharon Peacock, head of the UK’s genetic surveillance program, said the first confirmed variant of the new coronavirus in Kent, southeastern England, could spread worldwide, thereby The fight could last for at least a decade, he said.

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He pointed out that the “Kent” strain of the new coronavirus “swept the UK” and that the mutant “has a high probability of sweeping the world.”Stated。

“If we win (the virus) or stop the virus mutating and causing the disease, we can stop worrying, but I think the virus is still for a very long time,” Peacock said. I think it may make us uneasy, “he said, which could last for decades.

At the end of 2020, the existence of the first confirmed mutant strain in Kent was revealed. In fact, the first infection of the “Kent” strain occurred in September 2020. By December 13, the same year, more than 1,000 people had been infected with the mutant strain in the United Kingdom. According to experts, there is no data suggesting that the mutant strain was “brought in” from abroad. Therefore, the mutant appears to have originated in the United Kingdom. Scholars are trying to find out if the mutant is actually 71% more human-to-human infectious than traditional viruses. Mutant strains have also been confirmed in other countries.