Viruses of the same group were detected from corona19 confirmers related to the Itaewon Club, and it was found that they belonged to the 'G Group', which is prevalent in the United States and Europe.

Based on this, the anti-corruption authority estimates that the corona19 virus from Itaewon Club is likely to have entered the United States and Europe.

The Central Defense Response Headquarters (Bangdaebang) revealed that the results of the virus sequencing conducted on 142 Korean Corona19 patients at the regular briefing today (22nd) appeared this way.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, the Corona19 virus is classified as S, V, G group.

This is based on the change in amino acids due to differences in the genetic sequence of the virus.

Group S and V are mainly in Asia, including China, and Group G is popular in Europe and the United States, respectively.

However, all three groups of viruses are found in countries around the world, and the difference in pathogenicity and transmission power between the three types of viruses has not been proven to date.

Bang Dae-bon is the 30th to 30th domestic confirmers and Shincheonji Jesuit Protestant Shrine (Sincheonji) 32 persons related to Daegu Church, 11 persons related to Cheongdo Daenam Hospital in Gyeongbuk, 41 persons arriving abroad, 14 persons related to Itaewon Club, etc. A total of 142 samples and 151 specimens were examined, and all three groups of viruses were identified.

Of these, 14 samples from the Itaewon Club confirmed that the G group corona19 virus was detected.


"It is presumed that the viruses detected in 14 of them had the same base sequence and that they were infected from a common source of infection," said Eun-kyung Jeong, head of Bang Dae-bon.

"G group is a type of virus that is found in people who have recently arrived in Europe or the United States," he said. "There are."

"It is difficult to specify which country and through which Itaewon Club Corona 19 has been transmitted," said Chung.

The G group virus was first identified in a group outbreak in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province.

Viruses of group V were found in 67 cases of confirmed cases related to Shincheonji Daegu Church and Daenam Hospital in Qingdao, and viruses of group S were detected in 24 cases of foreign influx and 24 samples of Wuhan residents in China.

Corona19 virus, which was not part of any group, was found in a person who had contact with a local confirmed person in Japan and a confirmed person related to a business trip to Singapore.

Meanwhile, as the G-group corona19 virus, which is prevalent in the United States and Europe, was discovered by the confirmed members of the Itaewon club, it was pointed out that it was not properly filtered during the immigration process.

"We estimate that the influx of foreign migrants has occurred to some extent in March," Jung said. "There must have been a" silent spread "as viruses from the United States and Europe spread around the metropolitan area. Said.

The government has stepped up its immigration inspection in response to Corona19.

As Corona 19 spread in Europe and the United States, on March 15, special immigration procedures were strengthened to strengthen quarantine only for entrants from five countries in Europe.

In addition, from March 22nd, diagnostic tests were conducted for immigrants from Europe. From March 27th, self-isolation was mandatory for immigrants from the United States.

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