AFP “China is also the first confirmed mutant virus… 20’s to visit the UK”

-In China, a foreign press reported that a confirmed case of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) from the UK was confirmed for the first time. No official announcement from the Chinese authorities has yet been made.

AFP news agency reported on the 31st (local time), citing research records published the previous day by the China Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC).

According to reports, a 23-year-old woman was infected with the mutant virus in Shanghai, China. This woman came from the UK on the 14th of this month, and she was hospitalized immediately after entering the country due to mild symptoms.

China’s health authorities conducted a gene sequencing of the sample on the 24th after the patient had a history of traveling to the UK and the results of the nucleic acid test revealed something unusual. It had another mutant virus. Additional tests confirmed that he was infected with a British variant, “B.1.1.7.” Chinese health officials are known to be tracking contacts of the confirmed person.

The Chinese government or the media have not yet mentioned whether or not there have been confirmed cases of mutation.

China suspended direct flights to and from the UK indefinitely on the 24th as the mutation spread in the UK. More than 50 countries, including Korea, have temporarily suspended flights from the UK.

Mutations from the UK are up to 70% more likely to spread than the existing Corona 19 virus. Currently, it does not increase mortality or severe incidence, and vaccines are also believed to be effective.

Corona 19 was officially reported for the first time in Wuhan, China at the end of December 2019. China preemptively caught the spread, but the damage around the world continues.

As of the global statistics web world, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the world to date is about 83.2 million. The cumulative number of deaths was 1.82 million. The countries with the most cumulative confirmed cases are the United States, India, Brazil, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Italy, Spain and Germany.

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