Lee Sang-won, director of epidemiological investigation and analysis at the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters, said at the Corona 19 regular briefing on the 6th, “We analyzed 56 samples of recent overseas inflows and confirmed an additional 12 mutant viruses.”
He added, “3 out of 12 were positive in the quarantine stage and 9 were positive in the self-isolation stage after entry. A total of 51 cases of mutant virus confirmed in Korea were recorded.
The 10 cases of mutant virus originating from the UK are 7 Koreans and 3 foreigners. By country of departure, there are 3 Koreans, UAE, 3, Nigeria 1, Hungary 1, Iraq 1, Poland 1, and Norway 1, It was confirmed as 1 in France and 1 in China. Both South Africa mutant viruses are foreigners, and both depart from Tanzania. No cases of mutant virus infection have been confirmed among those who have come into contact with the mutant virus, but board the same aircraft as the mutant virus, and in a nearby seat. Two passengers on board have been confirmed to be corona 19 and are checking whether they are infected with the mutant virus. In addition, 3 co-located family members and one acquaintance who may have contact during self-isolation of the confirmed mutant virus were tested for Corona 19 and self-isolation. These have been confirmed by voice so far.
Meanwhile, the 12 additional cases of mutant virus confirmed in Korea since October were 37 cases from the UK, 9 cases from South Africa, and 5 cases from Brazil as of 0 o’clock. The quarantine authorities have tested a total of 2,660 specimens, including 1910 cases in Korea and 750 cases from overseas.
Chi-Hoon Song, reporter of Donga.com [email protected]
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