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Corona is spreading again not only in us but also in other countries, and the delta mutation is cited as the biggest reason. In the United States, more than half of the new cases are infected with the delta mutation, and in the UK, where the mutation is also spreading rapidly, the number of confirmed cases soared to 30,000 a day.



News from other countries was organized by Correspondent Kim Jong-won.



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A large-scale parade was held to comfort the hard work of medical staff in New York, where the adult vaccination rate is over 70%.



[Phyllis Ferraro/Parade Participant: Medical staff are all we have. With medical staff, we can move forward. The medical staff were behind the stage and on the stage.]



Initially, today (8th) march was expected to include content to commemorate the independence of Corona, but the content related to the end of Corona was not highlighted as much as it reflected the atmosphere of the recent increase in the number of confirmed patients.



According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 52% of new cases in the past two weeks are due to delta mutations.



The delta mutation, which was 3% just a month ago, has become the dominant species.



In particular, four states, Missouri and Iowa, where vaccination rates are around 50%, have delta mutation rates above 80%.



[Anthony Fauci / Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Medical Center: This is a regional problem mainly in states with low vaccination rates. The number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations will increase.]



Delta mutations are also prevalent in Europe.



The UK has 30,000 new cases per day, the highest since January, and the delta mutation is increasing at a frightening rate, doubling every 6 days.



As Germany has confirmed 60% of new confirmed cases and France also has a delta mutation in 40% of cases, there is also a forecast that delta mutation will account for the majority of all corona confirmed cases in the United States and most of Europe before the fall.



(Video coverage: Lee Sang-wook, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)