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is an emergency as the 'delta mutation' from India is spreading rapidly in European countries. In India, where the 'delta mutation' has spread, there is also an analysis that the authorities have drastically reduced the number of deaths from Corona.
Reporter Hak-Hwi Kim reports.
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death toll of COVID-19 in India is estimated to be more than 1.1 million, nearly three times the 390,000 that the authorities counted. There have been claims that COVID-19 statistics have been drastically reduced.
It is the analysis result of the research institute affiliated with the University of Washington Medical School, USA.
In India, the 'delta mutation', which is more than 60% more contagious than the 'alpha mutation' virus from the UK, spread rapidly between April and early May.
It is understood that hospitals at that time simply sent back many patients due to lack of medical facilities, and there were many cases of deaths at home without being tested.
The Wall Street Journal of the US pointed out that the Indian authorities' failure to properly understand the impact of COVID-19 is making it difficult to understand the impact of 'delta mutation'.
In the midst of this, the delta mutant virus is spreading throughout Europe.
In the UK, the number of new cases per day reached 18,000, the highest since early February, and Moscow, Russia, recorded the highest daily death toll of 144.
Germany has decided to bar the entry of people from Portugal and Russia, following the UK, to prevent the spread of delta mutations.
Recently, it has been reported that the 'delta plus mutation', which is estimated to have higher propagation power than the delta mutation, is spreading, and authorities are nervous.