New York, Brazil report first cases of UK variant of COVID-19

브라질, 미 뉴욕주서도 변이 코로나19 확인 Turning to the global developments regarding the pandemic. New York and Brazil have confirmed their first cases of the UK variant of COVID-19. In South Africa, scientists are running emergency tests to see if COVID-19 vaccines will work against the new strain found there. Choi Min-jung reports. The new, more contagious strain of COVID-19, first found in the UK, has now also been found in the state of New York. State governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Monday that a jewelry shop worker in his 60s has tested positive for the highly contagious new strain. Given that the man does not have any travel history, the infection appears likely to have been transmitted locally. Three other people linked to the store also returned positive results but it is still unknown whether they have the new variant. Brazil has also detected its first two cases of the new COVID-19 strain,... both in the city of Sao Paolo. The state government confirmed Monday that a woman in her 20s and man in his 30s had tested positive for the UK variant. The 25-year-old woman was found to be infected after making contact with travelers from Britain,… and the man had been infected after contact with the woman. Meanwhile, in South Africa, scientists are urgently testing COVID-19 vaccines. According to the Associated Press on Monday, scientists are holding experiments to determine the reliability of the vaccines against the country's new variant. Earlier, the UK's health experts and health minister Matt Hancock voiced concerns over the efficacy of the vaccines against the South African strain. Choi Min-jung, Arirang News. #variant #COVID19 #World 📣 Arirang News(Facebook) :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Arirang News(Twitter) :   / arirangtvnews   📣 News Center(YouTube) :    / newscenter_arirangtv   2021-01-05, 12:00 (KST)