[사회]First confirmation of mutation from Brazil…300 people in 54 days after confirmed

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Following the UK and South African mutant viruses, Brazilian mutant viruses have also been confirmed in Korea.

While the government extended social distancing measures by two weeks, the number of corona19 confirmed cases fell to 300 in 54 days.

Connect with reporters. Reporter Shin Hyun-jun!

Bang Daebon said that the Brazilian mutant virus was first discovered in Korea, right?

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Yes, the Central Defense Response Headquarters said on the 10th that a mutant virus from Brazil was confirmed in a sample of one immigrant who left Brazil, passed through Germany, and entered Incheon Airport.

Bang Dae-bon believes that the possibility of further transmission is low because the confirmed person was immediately quarantined after being infected at the airport quarantine.

This is the first time that a coronavirus from Brazil has been confirmed in Korea.

In addition, one additional case of mutant virus infection from South Africa was confirmed.

As a result, the number of mutant viruses confirmed in Korea has increased to 18 cases.

15 people from the UK, 2 from South Africa, and 1 from the Brazilian mutant virus.

The quarantine authorities explained that the three mutant viruses have different origins, but they have a common change in amino acid 501 from asparagine to tyrosine.

It is also reported that the UK and South African mutant viruses have about 1.5 times stronger transmission power, but the Brazilian mutant virus has the potential to increase its transmission power, but no clear evidence has been confirmed.

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The number of new confirmed cases has dropped to the 300 level, but the quarantine authorities warned that it is difficult to see it as a solid stability, right?

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As of 0 o’clock today, there are 389 new cases.

It was 54 days after November 25 last year, the beginning of the third pandemic, that the number of new patients fell to 300.

The quarantine authorities are in a position to watch a little more.

The average number of confirmed cases per week, which is used as an indicator by the quarantine authorities, has declined for three consecutive weeks since peaking on December 25 last year.

The average number of confirmed cases per day for the last week was 516.1, down 221.9 by 30% from 738 in the previous week.

In addition, the infectious material production index fell below 1 to 0.79, and the number of confirmed cases in regions other than the Gyeongnam region is on a decreasing trend.

However, the Commissioner of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeong Eun-kyung said that the third epidemic is still in progress, and that he is not in a certain state of stability.

There are still many cases at 22.3% where the path of infection is unknown, and the fact that the operation of collective prohibited facilities has resumed due to the adjustment of distance and that the group infection of vulnerable facilities continues to be a risk factor. I asked for compliance.

YTN Shin Hyun-joon at the Ministry of Social Affairs[[email protected]]is.

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