South ginseng – Dec.20, Korea Herald, report the situation of COVID-19 Spread in South Korea that Another 1,097 new cases were found, the country’s highest number of daily cases. And more than 1,000 new cases in a row for the fifth consecutive day, including the previous record of the highest number of cases on Wednesday, Dec. 16, the past. As a result, the cumulative total number of patients increased to at least 49,665, of which 674 died and 34,722 were cured.
Of the 1,097 new cases, as many as 1,072 were internally infected and 25 returned from overseas, the Korea National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said the outbreak was detected by the South Korean Ministry of Justice. New prisons in southeastern Seoul 185 people are infected, including 184 inmates and one officer, and former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who is held in prison, faces a 17-year prison sentence for accepting bribes and embezzlement. In addition, 61 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 at the elderly care center in Cheongju. Chungcheong Province, north central
WHO eyes British strain of COVID
The same day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was working closely with British authorities. This new strain of COVID has been found to have faster transmission rates than the existing strain of COV and it is believed that the new strain is not more severe. The World Health Organization posted through a Twitter account that The UK authorities shared information and found studies of COVID-19 mutation in countries where the World Health Organization will share progress on the case to member states and the public in general. After learning more about any characteristics and effects. Anything that may be caused by this virus strain
Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the new strain could be 70 percent more prevalent than the original strain of COVID. Of a higher mortality rate Or is there a difference from the response to treatment and vaccine. “I think this is a situation that will make things much worse. But there are some things that we can really be optimistic about if we get a vaccine and assume a vaccine, ”said Professor Chris Witti, MD, chief physician of England.
Jewish Prime Minister Pfizer-Bion Tech vaccination
Israeli television broadcasts live a moment when Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu. Get vaccinated against COVID-19. Of Pfizer-BionTech At Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv On Saturday, Dec. 19, Mr. Netanyahu was the first Israeli. Of the countries receiving the COVID vaccine and was the first prime minister in the world to receive Pfizer-Bion Tech vaccine publicly.
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