The mutant new coronavirus has spread to Germany! South Africa epidemic spreads exponentially

　　China News Service, December 25. Recently, the mutant new crown virus discovered in the UK has spread to many countries. Germany confirmed the first case of mutant virus infection on December 24.

At the same time, the mutated virus in South Africa has also caused concern. The Ministry of Health of the country said that the second wave of sentiment is spreading "exponentially."

At present, many countries have announced restrictions on the entry of mutated viruses, and some countries have accelerated their vaccination efforts to curb the spread of the epidemic.

Data map: The British Ministry of Transport announced on the evening of December 22, 2020 that the British and French governments have reached an agreement to reopen the border between Britain and France.

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First case of mutated virus infection in Germany

South Africa's

second wave of epidemic spreads "exponentially"

　　As of the evening of December 24, local time, the total number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Germany exceeded 1.6 million.

On the same day, Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany confirmed the country’s first case of infection with a mutant virus.

The confirmed case is a woman who returned to Baden-Württemberg via Frankfurt Airport on December 20th.

Currently, she is in isolation at home.

　　In addition to the mutant virus discovered in the UK, the mutant virus recently discovered in South Africa has also attracted attention from all parties.

The South African Ministry of Health pointed out on the 23rd that the second wave of the epidemic is spreading "exponentially" and is developing faster than the first wave. For this reason, the government is considering introducing stricter restrictions.

　　The South African Ministry of Health has stated that recent clinical epidemiological observations have found that more and more young South Africans are infected with the new coronavirus.

The study found that a mutant strain of the new coronavirus named "501.V2" may be one of the reasons for the above situation and the acceleration of the spread of the virus.

Data map: On December 16, local time, in Berlin, Germany, several passengers were waiting for the train at the Friedrichstraße railway station.

Many countries restrict entry of British and South African passengers

Some countries begin to vaccinate the new crown vaccine

　　The mutated viruses discovered in the UK and South Africa have triggered vigilance from many sources.

In order to prevent the introduction of the mutant virus, the United Kingdom has suspended flights to and from South Africa from December 23.

In addition, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Switzerland, El Salvador, Turkey, Israel, the Netherlands and Mauritius have suspended flights to and from South Africa.

　　On the same day, Brazil said that it would suspend all flights between Brazil and the United Kingdom from the 25th; the state of New Jersey said on the 24th that the governor required all passengers flying from the United Kingdom to Newark International Airport to provide information within 72 hours before arriving in the state. The result of the virus test was negative; Poland said on the 24th that the country’s medical staff would fly to the UK to speed up virus testing at the British-French border; Jordan decided to closely monitor those who have recently travelled to the UK.

　　To curb the spread of the epidemic, many countries have accelerated the launch of new crown vaccination recently.

On the 24th local time, Chile, Mexico, and Kuwait officially started vaccination.

On the same day, France formally approved the use of the new crown vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and German Biotech.

　　In the United States, as of the morning of the 23rd, more than 1 million people had received the first dose of the vaccine, but this is far from the federal government’s goal of vaccinating 20 million Americans by the end of 2020.

Bulgaria will deliver 100,000 doses of vaccine on the 26th, and will start vaccination on the 27th; Kenya said that the new crown vaccine will be included in the national immunization plan, and Kenyan citizens will enjoy free vaccination.