British leader receives mutated COVID, potentially causing more deaths
On January 23, 2021 at 10:29 a.m.
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Evidence of the mutant coronavirus pandemic in England could lead to more deaths
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: In addition to spreading easily. Evidence has also been found that the mutant coronavirus that spreads in Britain may cause more deaths. The number of deaths in Britain has hit a record-breaking rise after the infection and hospitalization rose since the first mutant was discovered in the south of the country last month. Sep last year
“We have been reported to find some evidence that the mutants may be associated with higher mortality rates. Apart from the epidemic, “said Johnson. And also added that “The two vaccines that we currently use are still effective against both the original and the mutant strains.”
The British government’s chief scientific policy advisor Patrick Wallance Added that Patients hospitalized with a mutant were not at higher risk of death than patients hospitalized with their original lineage. But when looking at the information in terms of anyone infected There is evidence that people infected with a mutant have a higher mortality rate compared to those infected with the original strain.
Wallance gave an example that If a male patient in the age of 60 years has inherited the original lineage The mortality rate is approximately 10 out of 1,000 infected. But if it is a mutant, the mortality rate is around 13-14.
However, Wallance emphasized that the evidence was not solid and that the information was uncertain.
On Friday local time. England saw an increase of 1,401 deaths, bringing the total to 95,981, the highest in Europe. Last week, the death toll rose 16 percent, while hospital admissions rose twice the day of the worst outbreak in the first wave in the month. April last year
The World Health Organization (WHO) said mutants are now spread in more than 60 countries, including in China.
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