Britain's Prime Minister Johnson has announced that he will reinforce previously relaxed regulations, such as requiring masks on public transport, following the confirmation of a new mutant virus infection in the country. bottom.
In the UK, two people were confirmed infected with the new mutant virus "Omicron strain" on the 27th, and Prime Minister Johnson held a press conference in a hurry.
Among them, Prime Minister Johnson said that in England, which accounts for the majority of the population, it will be mandatory to wear masks on public transportation and retail stores, and PCR tests will be conducted within two days for all immigrants. In response, we have revealed new measures such as requiring quarantine until it is confirmed to be negative.
"The Omicron strain is still in its infancy, and much is unknown, but the rate of spread is fast, and it seems possible to get infected even with two vaccinations," said Johnson. He expressed his intention to slow down the spread and accelerate booster vaccination.
In the UK, the number of new coronavirus infections per day is around 40,000, but the number of deaths is relatively low, so the government has made the vaccine more severe. It is said that it can be prevented.
However, due to the spread of the alpha strain of the mutant virus, the number of deaths exceeded 1000 per day in January, so we would like to suppress the impact by re-tightening the regulations that had been relaxed so far. is.