The World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist, Somya Swami Nathan, said the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus is likely to be prevented from becoming more severe with a vaccine. One daySaid at a press conference.
On the other hand, in order to prevent the spread of Omicron mutant strains, each country is strengthening border measures such as travel restrictions. Two cases of the mutant were found in Norway, as well as in Ireland and Saudi Arabia for the first time.
In South Africa, where the mutant was first identified, the number of newly identified coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours has nearly doubled the day before.
South Africa’s new corona infections almost doubled from the previous day-National Institute of Infectious Diseases
France plans to require travelers from outside the European Union (EU) to have a negative test within 48 hours before entering the country, with or without vaccination. Atal, a spokesman for the government, said yesterday.
At the request of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, a major Japanese airline has suspended new reservations for international flights arriving in Japan. The period is one month until the end of December. Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on its website that it has suspended pre-order sales for all international flights in December. A spokeswoman for ANA Holdings also said that it has suspended pre-order sales for international flights arriving in Japan until December 31st.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism requests suspension of new reservations for international flights arriving in Japan, and domestic and overseas airlines (2)
Travelers undergoing corona inspection at Narita Airport (November 29)
Source: Bloomberg
The number of newly infected people in Germany has surged to more than 65,000. In Poland, the number of newly infected people was 29,064, the highest number since April. The death toll is 570. The Ministry of Health said that 25% of the deaths were vaccinated, most of them elderly with complications.
The emergence of new mutants has added uncertainty to the outlook for the global economy and highlighted vaccine shortages, said Lawrence Boone, chief economist at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The central bank keeps calm even when inflation accelerates, do not rush to tighten-OECD report
According to aggregated data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the world exceeded 262.9 million and the death toll exceeded 5.21 million. According to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker, there have been more than 8.04 billion vaccinations worldwide.
Original title:South African Covid-19 Daily Cases Almost Double From Tuesday、WHO Says Shots Should Prevent Severe Omicron Cases: Virus UpdateOmicron Spread Widens; Germany、Poland Cases Climb: Virus Update
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