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In the midst of this, the delta mutant virus, first identified in India, is rapidly spreading around the world, so our health authorities are also paying attention. In Europe, a growing number of countries are again closing their borders to prevent delta mutations.
Next is reporter Kim Kyung-hee.
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Bao'an Airport in Shenzhen, China, was crowded with passengers.
All stores were closed and more than 700 flights were canceled when one restaurant worker at the airport was infected with the delta mutation.
The UK has an emergency with around 10,000 new cases for the third day in a row, even though 82% of adults have received at least one vaccine.
More than 90% of new cases were found to be delta mutations.
Concerned about the spread of the delta mutation, Germany has banned the entry of travelers from the UK except for its own citizens and immediate family members, and France has decided to allow entry only if they present a negative certificate in addition to vaccination.
Belgium has announced a ban on entry of non-EU nationals from the UK.
[Rota Wiler/Director of the Robert Koch Institute in Germany: It is self-evident that the delta mutation will become the dominant species, and now the timing is of interest.] The
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, has classified the delta mutation from a 'variant of interest' to a 'variant of concern'. It has been raised one step further.
Although it is now at 10% of new confirmed cases, it was predicted that the delta mutation will become the dominant species by mid-August.
In Israel, where all quarantine measures were lifted due to the high vaccination rate, a cluster infection occurred, and some schools had to wear a mask again.
Meanwhile, in Redon, France, a large-scale illegal party was held one day before the night curfew was lifted, and one participant and several police officers were injured in the process of disbanding it.
(Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)