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Now, there are predictions that the Corona 19 epidemic has reached its peak, but there are variables.

Stealth Omicron, which quarantine authorities are paying attention to, seems to be the dominant species in Korea this week.



According to the spread of stealth omicron, the peak period will be longer and the size of the confirmation may increase.



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Currently, the domestic market share of Stealth Omicron jumped to 41.4%.



With the current trend, it is likely to be the dominant species for over half of next week.



It is also spreading abroad, but the number of confirmed cases is different.



In the United States, the share last week was 23%, but the number of confirmed cases is not increasing significantly.



On the other hand, the number of confirmed cases in the UK, which has exceeded 80%, and France, where it is at around 48%, has turned to an increasing trend.



The government predicted that the peak period would be longer if the stealth omicron becomes the dominant species.



[Sohn Yeong-rae/Chief of Social Strategy Division at Central Accident Resolving Headquarters: Considering that the stealth Omicron's propagation power is somewhat faster than the existing Omicron, it will be possible to evaluate how much the decline will form after the peak, after a little more observing the situation...

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It is known that there is no significant difference with the existing Omicron in severity or hospitalization rate.





[Lee Geun-Hwa/Professor of Microbiology at Hanyang University: When you look at the mortality and hospitalization rates in countries where stealth omicron is the dominant species, there is no difference compared

to when omicron was prevalent.]

Research is also in progress.



According to the journal of the American Medical Association of Massachusetts, "A drug that did not work for Omicron may work for Stealth Omicron, and vice versa."



A study from the University of Washington in the US also found that Ibushield, a treatment for immunocompromised, was effective against Stealth Omicron.



The quarantine authorities believe that both Paxrovid and Lagevrio will be effective against Stealth Omicron.



(Video coverage: Kim Hak-mo, Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Nam Il)



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