China News Agency, Berlin, January 21 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The latest risk assessment report released by the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) on the 21st pointed out that the three new coronavirus variants that are currently under special attention have been spread due to their increased infectivity. The possibility of entering the EU and European Economic Area countries and generating community transmission is "very high".

　　The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (European Center for Disease Control and Prevention) in Stockholm, Sweden is the European Union's specialized agency responsible for the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

On January 4, at the Rocky Health Center in Dundee, Scotland, a nurse injected an 82-year-old man with the new crown vaccine.

Faced with the threat of the new variant virus, Scotland and Wales have also made similar prevention and control decisions.

　　The report released by the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention that day involved three variant strains, namely "VOC202012/01" first discovered in the UK, "501Y.V2" first discovered in South Africa, and "P.1" mainly appearing in Brazil .

Among them, "VOC202012/01" has already observed community transmission in Denmark; "501Y.V2" was the first confirmed case in the European Union and European Economic Area countries on January 19 this year. France is currently investigating a cluster infection. Israel and the United Kingdom have also reported confirmed cases without travel history.

"P.1" mainly appeared in Brazil, but it has also been detected in South Korea and Japan.

　　The European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that considering the increased infectivity of the mutant strain, the possibility of its introduction into the European Union and European Economic Area countries and community transmission is assessed as "very high."

　　“In those areas where more contagious mutant strains of the new coronavirus have appeared, we see that the epidemic situation is getting worse.” Amon, director of the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the increase in the number of confirmed cases will lead to an increase in the number of hospitalizations. The mortality rate will also increase with age (especially the elderly and those with underlying diseases).

She called on countries in the region to take measures including maintaining social distancing, strengthening surveillance and sample sequencing, and strictly implementing close contact tracking and isolation. At the same time, it should speed up vaccination of high-risk groups, take precautions and strengthen the capacity of the health system to effectively curb the spread of mutant strains. .

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