Wuhan pneumonia (novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic rampant, as of 10:30 a.m. this morning the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 95.51 million, in response to the recent spread of the variant virus in various countries, some experts have pointed out, based on the analysis of infected case data, that the variant virus found in South Africa is 50% more infectious, it is also uncertain whether the existing vaccine is effective against the variant virus.
According to Johns Hopkins University, as of 10:30 a.m. this morning, more than 95.51 million cases have been diagnosed worldwide, including more than 24.06 million in the United States, more than 10.57 million in India, more than 8.51 million in Brazil, more than 3.55 million in Russia, and more than 3.44 million in the United Kingdom. As for South Africa, which was also recently ravaged by the variant of the virus, the cumulative number of confirmed cases is more than 1.34 million, and the cumulative number of deaths is more than 37,000.
According to Salim Abdool Karim, professor of epidemiology and chairman of the scientific committee of the South African Department of health, experts analyzing data from infected people across South Africa show that the new variant of the virus first discovered in South Africa is 50 percent more infectious than the original virus, although there is no evidence that the new variant is more deadly than the original virus, but it is also uncertain whether the existing Although there is no evidence that the new variant is more deadly than the original virus, it is also uncertain whether the existing vaccine is effective against the variant, although several studies are already underway. Another committee member, virologist Alex Sigal, noted that the strain is currently underestimated globally, but that it continues to evolve and has been adapting to humans.
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