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A variant of the UK corona19 virus is hitting the world. Virus variants have been identified in Europe, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and Australia. The virus was found in Japan and Singapore, which worried Korea.
The United States has not officially announced any official announcements, but has begun to investigate whether the virus has spread.
Health authorities in Los Angeles County (LA) in the United States have begun gene sequencing to search for strains by taking virus samples from corona patients, 19 the LA Times (LAT) reported on the 26th (local time). LAT said, “Corona 19 has spread uncontrollably in Los Angeles County and other parts of California, paralyzing the hospital system,” and said, “As one of the factors in which the number of Corona 19 patients has increased, we are paying attention to the spread of the variant. ” The Washington Post (WP) noted that no cases have been reported since the United States has conducted very little genetic testing.
As the number of confirmed corona19 in the United States increases by 1 million every 4 to 5 days, the cumulative number of patients may reach 20 million before the New Year, CNN reported.
According to the London Graduate School of Tropical Medicine’s ‘Center for Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases’, the spreading power of the virus variant that occurred in the south-eastern part of the UK is estimated to be about 56% higher stronger than the existing virus. It is slightly lower than the previous estimate of 70% from the British government, but it has been confirmed once again that the spreading power is high.
Countries around the world are struggling to regulate immigration from the UK, the place where the variant manifests itself. More than 40 countries have restricted entry from the UK this month, the BBC reported. Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait closed their borders for a week.
Japan reached a daily high, with the number of new confirmed corona19 surpassing 3,800, and when a variant of virus infection was found, in principle, it produced a quarantine card that temporarily suspends the new entry of foreigners from around the world from the 0 hours on the 28th until the end of January. However, commercial entry is allowed to 11 countries and regions that have signed trade agreements related to commercial traffic such as Korea and China, and foreigners with qualifications to stay in Japan can enter Japan, so it is not expected to go. to ‘full lockdown’.
According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and others on the 27th, the Japanese government announced a policy to suspend the new entry of foreigners from around the world on the night of the 26th.
Re-entry is allowed for foreigners with residence status, and if they have already obtained a visa, they will be able to enter Japan. The two-week quarantine exemption, which was partially applied when Japanese or foreign nationals with a residency status, travel abroad for a short period of time, has been suspended and everyone must isolate themselves. Additionally, when entering the country from a country where a virus variant has been found, both Japanese and foreigners must submit a negative confirmation through the Corona 19 test within 72 hours prior to departure, and additional tests will be conducted afterwards. to enter the country.
The existing business entry framework will be maintained for 11 countries and regions that have signed an agreement on business traffic, such as Korea and China, with exceptions to this measure. In this sense, Asahi Shimbun reported that △ short-term commercial stay exempt from quarantine for 2 weeks △ medium and long-term commercial stay under the premise of quarantine for 2 weeks maintains the existing framework and method of entry.
Some voices are concerned that the spread of the Corona 19 infection could negatively affect the venue for the Tokyo Olympics in July next year. Since next spring, the Japanese government has been exploring various ways to host the Tokyo Olympics, such as reviewing the admission of small-scale foreign tourists to the country.
On the 27th, Taiwanese health authorities announced the highest level of special management measures for the quarantine for 120 immigrants arriving from the UK to Taiwan, Yonhap said.
Health officials said if you are from the UK or have a travel history in the UK 14 days before entering the country, you will be able to return home after 14 days of intensive quarantine and two tests before and after quarantine, and self-management will be required.
China is raising the level of surveillance as corona 19 cases were confirmed one after another in the capital Beijing. On the 27th, the China National Hygiene and Health Commission (Wizon Committee) announced that a total of 12 confirmed cases were reported the day before, including 5 in Beijing and 7 in Liaoning Province. When cases of sporadic infections occurred in various areas, such as Beijing’s Shunyi District and Chaoyang District, the Beijing Municipal Health Authority conducted a nucleic acid test on 1.3 million residents of the area on 26-27. The reason why health authorities began testing the residents of this area for corona19 nucleic acids was because a confirmed Chinese patient living in Shunyi District was confirmed to be working for a foreign company in Wangjing, Chaoyang District.
On the 26th, Suni-gu declared that the entire district had entered a state of war and several apartment complexes were blocked. In Wangjing, an area densely populated with Koreans in the Chaoyang district, several office buildings were completely blocked off.
As of the 27th, it is known that no Korean nationals have been confirmed.
According to the international statistics site World O Meter, the number of confirmed cases accumulated worldwide surpassed 80 million on the 26th. It means that 1% of the world’s population, estimated at 7.8 billion people, is infected with Corona 19 .
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