South African doctor Angelik Kutze, who first pointed out the possibility of a new variant of the new coronavirus, Omicron, said patients with this variant had milder symptoms than those with the Delta variant. He said. Omicron appears to be more infectious than other mutants, according to scientists in the country, but existing vaccines are likely to be sufficient to prevent aggravation and death.
Omicron, fear of rapid spread of infection and WHO warning-likely infectious
US President Joe Biden also said at a press conference at the White House on the 29th that the medical team is working with Pfizer and Moderna on an emergency plan and the team is confident that the vaccine will work well for Omicron. .. The United States intends to accelerate the development of new vaccines and boosters, and said it does not anticipate travel restrictions, economic closures or reintroduction of lockdowns this winter at this time.
US President Joe Biden does not anticipate economic blockade at this time-with Omicron mutants
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that existing vaccines will be known to work for Omicron within a few weeks, but are unlikely to be completely ineffective. .. He said the drug was designed to accommodate mutant strains and was capable of applying for approval within 95 days if a vaccine specifically for Omicron was needed.
Biontech and Moderna are working to adapt the new coronavirus vaccines they have developed to the new mutant strain Omicron.
Biontech and Moderna have started developing vaccines for Omicron
New York City has issued a new recommendation on wearing masks, stating that it is “strongly recommended” to wear in all indoor environments, with or without vaccination. However, it is not mandatory. No cases of Omicron strain have been reported in the city yet, but it is possible that an infection will occur in the near future.
Governments of each country have tightened travel restrictions. Japan has suspended new entry of foreigners from the 30th to the whole world, and Israel has banned foreigners from entering the country for 14 days. The UK has again mandated PCR testing for all immigrants.
New entry of foreigners, canceled worldwide from 30th-Prime Minister Kishida (2)
Cases of Omicron strain infection have also been reported in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, etc.Economists are under pressure to rethink the outlook for the recovery of the global economy.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that Omicron could lead to a rapid spread of the infection with “significant consequences.”The seven major countries (G7) held an urgent health ministers’ meeting, saying, “The world is facing the threat of a new highly infectious new coronavirus mutant.”He issued a joint statement, arguing that “immediate action” was needed.
Omicron, fear of rapid spread of infection and WHO warning-likely infectious
Meanwhile, the market has regained some calm. US stocks rose and the Nasdaq 100 index temporarily rose 2.2%, regaining its decline on the 26th last weekend.
Johns Hopkins University and BloombergAccording to aggregated data, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the world exceeded 261.6 million and the death toll exceeded 5.2 million.BloombergAccording to the Vaccine Tracker, the total number of vaccinations in the world has exceeded 7.94 billion.
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