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There is a report that India, which has been experiencing an explosion in the corona virus, has reached herd immunity.
It is an analysis that it is the result of a terrible large-scale infection, not the herd immunity obtained by vaccine.
If the immune system is weakened, there is a fear of a tertiary spread, leading to black mold disease and natural disasters, making quarantine more difficult.
Reporter Seong-mi Kim from India delivers.
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India suffered a severe explosion in May with 400,000 new confirmed cases per day.
Two months later, in July, the number of new infections per day decreased significantly to 40,000, about one-tenth.
Recently, the Indian government published a study finding that 70% of the population in eight major states had antibodies to the coronavirus.
India’s secondary vaccination rate is low at about 7%, so most of them are not vaccinated, but have recovered from coronavirus and have antibodies.
In fact, it has reached the level of herd immunity after excruciating the spread of infection and making great sacrifices.
However, despite the government’s announcement, there is a reaction among citizens that they are not yet relieved.
Rather, it is said that if the news that herd immunity has been formed, it may lower the awareness of citizens about the prevention of the corona virus.
[수끄리티 제이 / 인도 구르가온 : (항체가 생겨도) 사람들이 앞으로도 방역수칙을 철저히 지켜야 할 것 같습니다.]
[김기태 / 인도 구르가온 : 인도에 살고 있는 사람 입장에서는 오히려 이런 (집단면역) 뉴스들이 코로나에 대한 경각심을 더 낮추고 또 방역을 소홀히 할까 봐 오히려 더 염려스러운 게 사실입니다.]
Damage from black mold, which started with the spread of Corona, is still a problem.
Over the past two months, over 4,000 people have died from black mold in India, with a mortality rate of about 10%.
In addition, the worst flood in 40 years occurred due to the influence of the monsoon, which is a monsoon, and there is growing concern about damage to mold due to poor hygiene and reduced immunity.
[디비야베할 / 인도 구르가온 : 감염병으로부터 회복되었다 해도, 코로나는 호흡기 손상뿐만 아니라 내부 장기에까지 손상을 일으키는데, 검은 곰팡이증도 마찬가지입니다. 몬순 시즌에는 더욱더 방역 수칙을 철저히 지켜야 할 것입니다.]
Amid a series of adverse events such as black mold and natural disasters, there are warnings that a crisis may strike again in India.
[상켓고엘 / W 쁘락띠샤 병원 의사 : 항체가 코로나 감염이나 백신 접종으로 생겼다 해도 항체가 유지되는 기한은 정해져 있습니다. 항체는 대체로 3~6개월 동안 효력이 있지만, 그 기간을 지나면 항체가 유지되도록 백신을 다시 접종해야 합니다.]
Experts are emphasizing the need to follow quarantine rules such as vaccination and wearing a mask as immunity from the 1st and 2nd epidemics is weakened, and the emergence of new mutations and the lifting of quarantine regulations can lead to the third wave of Corona.
This is Seongmi Kim from YTN World in India.
YTN Kim Seong-mi (kimrh1025@ytn.co.kr)
[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]
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