It was found that the corona 19 virus strain (VUI-202012/01) that appeared in the UK has spread to Australia as well as European countries such as Denmark, the Netherlands and Italy.
The BBC broadcast on the 20th (local time) cited Nextrain, which has observed the genetic code of virus samples around the world, and reported that the British variant was reported in Denmark, Australia, and the Netherlands, respectively.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), virus strains outside the UK have been reported so far: 9 cases in Denmark, 1 case in the Netherlands and 1 case in Australia.
The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) also said new strains were reported in Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium. Separately, the Italian Ministry of Health announced that it was immediately quarantined after confirming that nationals returning to Rome from England had been infected with the virus.
However, it was confirmed that the genetic sequence of the variant (501.V2) identified in South Africa is different from that of the British variant.
As the British strain, which is known to have 70% higher infectivity than the existing virus, appeared, more than 10 countries around the world, including France, Italy, and Austria, are blocking entry from the UK and entering further containment.
According to the international statistics website World Omometer, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Europe (including UK and Russia) until the 21st was 21,29307, an increase of 184,000 from the previous day. The number of deaths increased by 3070, recording a cumulative 492,125.
(Seoul = News 1)
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