It is known that the speed of propagation of Corona 19, which is spreading across the metropolitan area to Daejeon and Gwangju, was faster than it had been in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions in February to March.

Kwon Joon-wook, deputy general manager of the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters, said on a regular briefing today (4th), "I heard that frontline epidemiologists said,'The speed of the Corona 19 propagation is faster than when the epidemic occurred in Daegu and Gyeongbuk last time.'" Expressed concern.

According to a study by an American researcher who suggested that some mutation groups of the Corona 19 virus have a higher propagation power, he said, "There was a paper about 6 times the propagation power of the Corona 19 virus, corresponding to the type of GH."

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the corona19 virus into six types, S, V, L, G, GH, and GR, based on amino acid changes due to genetic sequence differences.

According to Vice President Kwon, GH types are prevalent worldwide through Europe and the United States, and most of these types of viruses have been found since the Itaewon club outbreak in early May.

The virus of V group was found in 67 samples of confirmed persons related to Daegu Church in Sincheonji and Daenam Hospital in Gyeongsangbuk-do in February~March, and S group virus was detected in 24 cases of foreign influx cases and 24 samples of Wuhan residents in China earlier this year. In contrast to what has been done.

Quarantine authorities are also analyzing and analyzing virus samples from major coroners in Korea, where Corona 19 is currently in vogue.

"We are currently working on the analysis in Gwangju, Daejeon, Daegu, etc.," said Deputy General Manager Kwon.