China News Service, July 14. According to Yonhap News Agency, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on the 14th that a man in his 60s living in Incheon City was diagnosed with a new variant of the new coronavirus Omicron BA.2.75.

This is the first confirmed case of BA.2.75 in South Korea.

  According to reports, the case was diagnosed on the 11th after the suspected symptoms appeared on the 8th.

After testing, it was confirmed that the infection was BA.2.75.

  According to reports, the case has no history of overseas travel during the period of possible infection with the virus.

There are views that the virus may have spread in the community.

  The case is currently being treated at home, and no new confirmed cases have been reported among the contacts.

The Korean epidemic prevention department is conducting a flow adjustment on its movement path.

  The report pointed out that compared with BA.2, BA.2.75 can bind to cells faster and has a stronger ability to escape vaccines and antibodies.

In addition, the infectivity and immune evasion ability of this variant strain are higher than that of the dominant strain BA.5 currently circulating in Korea.

  At present, the United States, Germany, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and other countries have seen cases of infection with this variant.