China News Service, May 9th. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, Greece notified 2461 new cases of new crowns on the 8th, with a total of 360577 confirmed cases.

At present, a new mutation of the new coronavirus has been discovered in Greece. It is reported that this new mutation found in the center of Athens is a variant of the mutant virus found in South Africa.

Data map: On May 3, local time, Athens, Greece, people were enjoying drinks at an open-air coffee shop.

  On the evening of May 8, local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that in the past 24 hours, Greece had added 2461 new confirmed cases of new crowns, a total of 360577 confirmed cases; 68 new deaths and a total of 10978 deaths.

  According to reports, a new mutation of the new coronavirus has been discovered in Greece.

This new mutant virus found in the center of Athens is a variant of the mutant virus found in South Africa.

According to information provided by the Greek media, 815 people have been found to be infected with the mutant virus.

  Gikas Malokinis, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Athens, Greece, said that the virus has an E484K mutation, which allows the virus to escape the immune system.

  According to the report, at present, Greek scientists have not done enough research on the virus, and it has not yet been determined whether the virus is more infectious than ordinary new coronaviruses.

Subsequently, relevant personnel and institutions will closely track the mutated virus and conduct epidemiological testing in a timely manner.