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The corona omicron mutation, first reported in South Africa last month, has now spread to all continents around the world via Africa and Europe. In China, the first infection was reported yesterday (13th), and so far, there have been more than 70 countries where omicron mutations have been confirmed. In the UK, the first confirmed case of death from infection with Omicron. Omicron is fast, but there are voices saying that we need to change the idea that the symptoms are mild.



Reporter Sang-woo Ahn will tell you.



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first death has been reported in the UK, where the omicron mutation is spreading rapidly.



[Boris Johnson/Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Sadly, at least one of the patients infected with the Omicron mutation in the UK has died.] The



European Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that it was the first confirmed case of death due to the Omicron mutation in Europe.



[Boris Johnson/Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: I think we need to abandon the notion that Omicron mutation has mild symptoms.]



So far, 4,713 people have been infected with Omicron in the UK.



In the capital, London, 44% of confirmed cases are Omicron infection, and it is expected that Omicron will become the dominant species within the next 48 hours.



Considering that the number of hospitalized patients and deaths usually increases two weeks after the spread of infection, there is also a warning that the medical system will exceed its limits within a few days.



[Sajid Zabid/British Health Minister: It is estimated that 200,000 people in the UK are infected with the omicron mutation every day.

Therefore, the number of hospitalizations and deaths is expected to surge in the near future.] As the number



of Omicron infections increases, some of the UK's front-line schools have warned that a significant number of staff and students may not appear at school, causing disruption to operations.



In the midst of this, Omicron patients are also occurring one after another in mainland China.



The first infected person was a traveler who entered northern Tianjin from overseas on the 9th, and is currently undergoing quarantine treatment.



In addition, a man in his 60s living in southern Guangzhou was also confirmed with Omicron after arriving from overseas on the 27th of last month.



(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)