Country entry regulations ‘Mutant coronavirus mutation’ and quarantine emergency … Rapid spread in Japan

The spread of a new mutant coronavirus infection virus (Corona 19) found in the United Kingdom and South Africa (South Africa) has placed an emergency in quarantine worldwide.

To block the entry of mutant viruses, entry regulations have been added and quarantine has been enforced, however, it is difficult to prevent invisible viruses.

According to foreign reports on the 29th, the Corona 19 mutation is spreading mainly in Europe and the Middle East.

In Asia, the influx of mutant viruses appears to be relatively small compared to the West, but the spread is notable in neighboring Japan, and Korea is also in a difficult situation.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 28th that it has recently confirmed 7 people infected with the mutant corona 19 virus.

Among the mutant corona 19 virus confirmed on the day, a woman in her 30s infected with the mutant virus in South Africa was included, Japanese media such as the Asahi newspaper reported on the 29th.

This is the first time that a confirmed case of the mutant corona 19 virus that has spread in South Africa has been reported in Japan.

The number of confirmed corona 19 mutant virus infections in Japan, including those in the UK previously reported, has risen to 15. Among the major Asian countries, the number of confirmed mutant viruses is the fastest growing.

A confirmed South African mutant virus arrived in Japan at Narita Airport, the entry airport into the metropolitan area, on the 19th via Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Since he was leaked out of the airport quarantine and waited in a separate facility, authorities determined there was no close contact.

The Japanese government has tightened entry restrictions to block the influx of the mutant virus.

As of the 28th, it has stopped the new entry of foreigners to all countries and regions of the world, and canceled the quarantine mitigation measures on the 14th, which were conditionally applied to business travelers from their own country who had traveled To the exterior.

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide stressed that he ordered a series of measures “to respond preventively”, and said that the mutant Corona 19 “is probably up to 1.7 times more infectious than the conventional one.” He stressed the need for a full quarantine.

However, some point out that there is a feeling of being a little late.

Earlier in Tokyo, an airplane pilot, who was exempt from airport quarantine, was confirmed by a commercial medical institution for the UK corona19 mutant virus, and his family, who had never been to the UK, became infected with the mutant virus.

Additionally, a woman in her 50s who returned to Japan from the UK on the 13th of this month tested negative in the airport quarantine, but was discovered late on the 22nd that she was infected with the mutant virus.

Countries around the world are strengthening quarantine networks to prevent the influx of mutant viruses.

Taiwan, which is implementing strong quarantine measures against Corona 19, has decided to temporarily suspend sending or receiving mail from the UK from the 28th to prevent the influx of the mutant virus.

Russia announced on the 28th that it would extend the suspension of air flights with the UK to block the influx of the mutant virus until the middle of next month.

The US has made it mandatory for all passengers on flights departing the UK to test negative for Corona 19 upon entering the US.

Indonesia has decided to practically ban foreigners from entering the country for two weeks from the 1st of next month.

The mutant virus has spread widely across Europe.

According to foreign media reports, the COVID-19 mutant virus has already been confirmed in France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Switzerland.

The German Daily Develt said that the spread of the mutant virus in Europe appears to have started quite early, as a result of taking a sample from a patient at Hanover medical school who had Corona 19 symptoms last month and concluding that he was infected with a mutation from the UK. .

The mutant virus has also spread to the Middle East and North America, including Jordan, Lebanon, and Canada, and has been confirmed in Singapore and Japan in Asia.

Countries are involved in an emergency quarantine, but there are also concerns that the global outbreak of the mutant virus has started.

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