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Another mutant coronavirus was discovered in the UK.
Reporter Jeon Hyeong-woo reports that it is
different from the mutant virus that caused the recent widespread in the UK, and it was transferred from South Africa
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new strain has been confirmed in the UK, where a mutant virus that has stronger transmission power than the existing Corona 19 virus has appeared.
British health officials say two people from South Africa have recently been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus.
[Matt Hancock / British Minister of Health: new mutations the virus (from South Africa) is I am very concerned because it looks to be mutated more than a highly more likely to propagate, found in the United Kingdom]
The mutant virus in the last 18 in South Africa It is a virus that has evolved independently of its strain in the UK as confirmed in the past.
The mutant coronavirus, which has appeared in the UK and South Africa respectively, is spreading to countries due to its strong transmission power.
The British government, which took a de facto blockade in some areas such as London last weekend, designated eastern and southeastern regions of England, such as Sussex and Hampshire, as the fourth stage of responding to Corona 19.
France, which closed its borders with Britain due to the spread of the mutant virus, conditionally reopened its borders.
[Martin Gomas/Citizen of France: I am so happy to see my daughter (from London, UK) in a few days.]
A corona-negative confirmation within 72 hours was required to cross the border, but as the inspection was delayed, cargo truck drivers attempting to travel to France in the UK's Dover port collided with the police.