Name: 變異的冠狀病毒株導致南非的感染 - COVID更新 (Mutated coronavirus strain drives infections in South Africa | COVID Update)
Uploaded: 2020-12-24T21:15:36.000Z
Duration: 3 min 37 s

South Africa say's a new strain of the coronavirus is driving a second wave off infections in the country.

南非說，一種新的冠狀病毒菌株正在推動該國的第二波感染。

Experts say the new strain appears to be more infectious than the original virus.

專家表示，新的病毒株似乎比原來的病毒更具傳染性。

在這一點上，案件的傳播速度更快。

It is still unclear if it is also more deadly.

目前還不清楚它是否也比較致命。

Scientists say the new variant is different from the one currently causing concern in Britain.

科學家表示，新的變種與目前在英國引起關注的變種不同。

The number off daily cases has doubled in South Africa over the last two weeks.

在過去的兩週裡，南非每天的案件數量翻了一番。

For more on this, I'm joined by virologist professor Barry Shoot.

更多的內容，我請來了病毒學家巴里-肖特教授。

He's the founding president off the African Virology Association and is chairing South Africa's Ministerial Advisory Committee on Coronavirus Vaccine Development.

他是非洲病毒學協會的創始主席，並擔任南非冠狀病毒疫苗開發部級諮詢委員會主席。

Africa PROPER We understand that this new variant off covered 19 in South Africa that it seems to be spreading faster than the current one.

非洲PROPER我們瞭解到，這種新的變體關覆蓋了19在南非，它似乎是傳播速度比目前的一個。

Yeah, I just certainly a sense of concern.

Um, this variant it's called the in 501 Why ours is very version to be to the version.

嗯，這個變體它叫在501為什麼我們的很版本要到版本。

One actually was in land in in the UK it's also five for one hour, a little bit different.

其實一個是在陸地在英國也是五塊錢一個小時，有點不一樣。

We've got different mutations, but like one in England.

我們有不同的突變，但像英國的一個。

We are very concerned because the spreading very rapidly.

我們非常關注，因為傳播速度非常快。

In fact, it's fast displacing the original covert virus, and this is really going to become the dominant virus.

事實上，它正在快速取代原來的隱蔽病毒，這真的會成為主流病毒。

So in many parts of the country, particularly in the south and the Eastern Cape, the Western Cape and KwaZulu until provinces, this has really become the major dominant strain.

是以，在該國的許多地方，特別是在南部和東開普省，西開普省和誇祖魯省，這確實已經成為主要的主導菌株。

And I say is responsible, really, for a steep increase in cases in our second wave Professor, many people in South Africa have traveled and will be gathering groups over the Christmas holiday.

我說是負責的，真的，在我們的第二波教授的情況下陡然增加，許多人在南非旅行，並將在聖誕節假期收集組。

We were actually we're anticipating a second wave later in the probably in January.

其實我們是我們預計第二波大概在1月份以後。

February has come a lot earlier for two reasons.

2月份來的早了很多，原因有二。

One of them is that he had a big, super spreading event, Uh, in what's called the Rage Festival.

其中之一是他有一個大的，超級傳播的事件，呃，在什麼叫憤怒節。

This is where the students who finished the high school they have get togethers and many thousands of these students get together, and that's probably initiated the epidemic.

這就是高中畢業的學生他們聚會的地方，很多成千上萬的這些學生聚在一起，這可能就是發起了流行病。

And now this new strain is actually amplified it, and this is really become Now the doctor tightened restrictions Yeah, well, I have.

而現在這種新的菌株實際上是擴大了它，這真的成為現在的醫生收緊了限制，是的，好吧，我有。

Their have increased some restrictions, but you know, it's a balancing act.

他們增加了一些限制，但你知道，這是一個平衡的行為。

What's the people need for their livelihood as you guys guys controlling the disease?

你們這些人控制了疾病，老百姓的生活需要什麼？

So it's the old lives was livelihood uh, equation.

所以這是舊的生活是生計呃，等式。

So they have increased some restrictions, but balancing it against what To keep the economy going.

是以，他們增加了一些限制， 但平衡它與什麼 保持經濟運行。

And what is the discovery off this new variant of the virus mean for for vaccine development, Professor, Well, fortunately so far does not appear that this is what you call it an escape mutation.

這種病毒的新變種的發現對疫苗的開發有什麼意義呢，教授？ 幸運的是，到目前為止，還沒有出現你所說的逃逸突變。

In other words, that the either people that are immune from previous infection or if they have the vaccine that they're going not to be protected, it doesn't seem to affect that.

換句話說，無論是以前感染的免疫力強的人，還是如果他們有疫苗，他們將不被保護，它似乎並不影響。

That part of it, the vaccine does appear to be effective.

這一部分，疫苗看起來確實有效。

So for there are studies which are ongoing, but hopefully it will demonstrate that it is not affected by by any changes and androgynous city.

所以對於有研究正在進行中，但希望能證明它不會受到任何變化和雄性城市的影響。

All right, that's Professor Barry Shoop speaking to us in South Africa.

好了，這是巴里-舒普教授在南非給我們講話。