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Eastern Europe, which accounts for only 4% of the world’s population, has recently emerged as the new epicenter of COVID-19, accounting for 20% of new cases worldwide.
Vaccination rates remain in the 20-30% range due to distrust of government policies and medical systems.
Kim Hyung-geun is on the sidewalk.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Police fire water cannons at protesters.
But protesters are ignoring it and roaming the city center, chanting against vaccinations.
[카탸 주판 / 슬로베니아 백신 접종 반대 시위자 : 제 아이들의 미래와 미래 세대를 위해 이 자리에 나왔어요. 왜냐하면 이 말도 안 되는 백신 접종을 중단시킬 필요가 있거든요.]
The same goes for other Eastern European countries.
People who oppose vaccination are simmering.
As a result, vaccination rates are low.
Ukraine, Belarus, and Bulgaria account for only 20%, and Romania and Russia account for only 30%.
It is far below the global average inoculation rate.
Vaccination rates are so low because of deep-seated distrust of government policies.
Reliability in the medical system is low, and these factors combine to lead to a rejection of vaccines.
It is also the cause of the fact that the authorities did not properly respond to all kinds of fake news related to vaccines.
[요르단카 미네코바 / 불가리아 공립병원 간호사 : 백신 접종 캠페인이 충분하지 않았고, 정부에서 적극적이지 않았어요. 때문에 사람들은 상반된 얘기를 들어야 했습니다.]
This situation immediately led to the re-spreading of Corona.
Eastern Europe, which accounts for only 4% of the world’s population, has emerged as a new epicenter, accounting for 20% of the world’s recent new cases.
[히더 파포위츠 / WHO 긴급대응 전문가 : 환자 수도 많고, 사망자 수도 사상 최고에 이르렀습니다. 상당히 심각한 상황에 처해 있고 의료시스템은 압도당하고 있습니다.]
As the situation worsens, Eastern European countries are raising their quarantine thresholds again one after another, but they are not able to stop the spread of the virus.
This is YTN Kim Hyung-geun.
YTN Kim Hyung-geun (hkkim@ytn.co.kr)
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