China News Service, July 13th. According to a report by Kyodo News on the 12th, the number of young people infected with the new crown variant strain delta has increased significantly in Japan.

According to the media, a large number of young people including athletes and volunteers participated in the Tokyo Olympics. Relying on empty venues and vaccinations, the countermeasures are not foolproof.

Experts also sounded the alarm, saying that new mutant strains appearing one after another around the world also have the possibility of expansion.

On July 12, 2021, local time, Tokyo, Japan, the opening date of the Tokyo Olympics is approaching, and the police conducted a security check on the main press center of the Olympics.

　　Japanese media pointed out that research conducted by British universities showed that in the random tests carried out from late May to early June when the delta strain became mainstream in the UK, the positive rate of 5 to 24 years old was more than double that of other age groups. Not vaccinated.

The person in charge analyzed: "The school has not closed classes and restrictions have been relaxed. The opportunities for young people to contact each other have increased."

　　The report also said that activities and campus collective life also accelerated the spread of the epidemic.

In Israel, where clusters of cases occurred in schools, Prime Minister Bennett will focus on promoting vaccination work for people aged 12 to 15 with a low vaccination rate.

Japan and Europe and the United States have set the target age of vaccines produced by Pfizer in the United States to be over 12 years old. The company will also promote clinical trials for people 6 months to 11 years old after birth.

　　However, many young people stay away from vaccination.

"Adverse reactions are more terrible than infections" and other online information including rumors have also had an impact.

　　On the other hand, a large number of Olympic delegations and related people have arrived in Japan, and new mutant strains that have not been confirmed in the country are also in danger of landing in Japan.

Lambda strain (Peru) has spread to 29 countries and regions.

In Peru, where the mutant strain was first confirmed, the detection rate among newly infected people after April was 80%. The US media claimed that it "has the characteristics of weakening neutralizing antibodies and may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine."

The Copa America football match that lasted until the 10th of this month was also accused or has further expanded the epidemic.

　　The media pointed out that Katsuta Yoshiaki (travel medicine major), a professor at Kansai University of Welfare and Welfare who is familiar with the situation at home and abroad, emphasized: “Mutated strains such as delta are also spreading in Japan, and people who are not infected by the original strain are also becoming vulnerable. Feeling.” In summer, cold air-conditioning and inadequate ventilation are also factors of anxiety.

　　In addition, there is a strong sense of crisis that there has been no progress in vaccination of young people.

Even if the games are held empty, there are still many volunteers and related people gathered for the Olympics.

Katsuta warned: "If young people in China are excited to drink or party in parks and stations, the risk of the epidemic will increase."