Regarding the mutant virus spreading in India, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato pointed out at a press conference in the morning that it may be more infectious than the mutant strain found in the United Kingdom, and with a strong sense of crisis, border measures and monitoring system He showed his intention to work on strengthening.
The mutant virus that spreads in India has been detected in a total of 29 people nationwide by the 24th of this month, and airport quarantine has been detected in 160 people who entered the country by the 7th of this month.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference in the morning, "There is no evidence from experts at this time that it has an effect on infectious diseases, vaccine effects, or severity, but there are reports that replacement is progressing overseas. Yes, there is an evaluation analysis that suggests that it may be even more infectious than the first detected variant in the United Kingdom. "
In addition, "We are responding with a strong sense of crisis, including border measures, and on the 25th of this month, we took further strengthening measures for immigrants from six countries including India. , We will work on border measures and strengthening the domestic monitoring system. "