China News Service, November 27th. Comprehensive foreign media reported on the 27th that the World Health Organization issued a statement stating that the new strain of the new coronavirus B.1.1.529 found in South Africa is a variant that deserves attention. Micron) named the strain.

On the other hand, with the expansion of the potential threat of the virus, the United States announced restrictions on flights with eight African countries; the WTO Ministerial Conference originally scheduled to be held in Geneva from November 29 to December 3 was also found to be The new strain was delayed.

Data map: South Africa dispatched trains carrying the new crown vaccine to deliver and administer vaccines to areas with tight medical facilities.

WHO names new strain of new coronavirus after Omicron

　　According to the results of the emergency meeting, the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution issued a statement on November 26, saying: "According to the submitted evidence that a harmful epidemiological change has occurred in COVID-19, the Advisory Group notified WHO of this change. The body should be calibrated as a variant worthy of attention. The WHO has carried out such calibration on B.1.1.529 and named it Omicron (Omicron)."

　　British scientists announced earlier that a new coronavirus strain with at least 32 mutations in the spike protein has been found in South Africa, but only 22 cases of infection have been found so far.

The new strain was also detected in travelers entering Hong Kong, China from South Africa, and was found in Botswana, a country in southern Africa.

　　The WHO held an emergency meeting on the 26th to discuss the newly discovered strain of the new coronavirus with the South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases.

　　Maria Van Kokhov, head of the technical team of the World Health Organization’s Emergency Department, spoke during an online Q&A session on the 25th and said that the new coronavirus strain B.1.1.529 discovered in South Africa is being studied, including its research. The potential impact of mutations on vaccines and diagnosis.

Data map: On November 8, local time, a woman hugged her parents from France in the arrival area of ​​an international flight at San Francisco International Airport in California.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan

U.S. restricts flights to and from eight African countries

　　On the other hand, US President Biden issued a statement stating that due to the discovery of new variants of the new crown virus, the United States will restrict flights to eight countries in Africa, including South Africa, starting from November 29.

　　Biden’s written statement stated: “As a prudent measure, before obtaining additional information, I order additional restrictions on flights from South Africa and seven other countries. These restrictions will take effect on November 29.”

On November 3, local time, the National Children's Hospital vaccinated the child in Washington, USA.

WTO Ministerial Conference postponed

　　Annabel Gonzalez, deputy director-general of the World Trade Organization, said that the WTO ministerial meeting originally scheduled to be held in Geneva from November 29 to December 3 was due to concerns about the new crown virus "Omi Keron" strain. The situation is delayed.

　　She wrote on the social networking site: "The Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference was postponed... The reason for this call is health, fairness and tolerance. This is the right decision. The work will continue, and will certainly be. continue."

　　Simon Manley, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Office in Geneva, believes that the decision was made because of the health situation and the restrictions announced by Switzerland, which resulted in not all delegations being able to attend the meeting.

　　Switzerland announced on the 26th that it would ban flights from Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

People from the above-mentioned countries and regions, as well as Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium where new strains have been found, must provide a certificate of negative test for the new crown virus, even if they have been vaccinated against the new crown virus or have been infected with the virus and recovered.

In addition, people from the aforementioned countries and regions must be quarantined for 10 days.