While the number of people infected with the new mutant virus confirmed in South Africa is being confirmed one after another in each country, the U.S. government has issued to the public the travel information to the countries of southern Africa, which is the strictest in four stages. It was raised to "Recommendation".
Amid concerns about the worldwide spread of the new mutant virus "Omicron strain" confirmed in South Africa, the US State Department updated the travel information to each country on the 27th.
Among them, eight countries in southern Africa, such as South Africa, Botswana, and Malawi, have been raised to the strictest "recommendation for suspension of travel" in four stages.
On the 26th of the previous day, the US CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised the infection status of new coronaviruses in South Africa and other areas to the most severe "very high" in four stages.
In an interview with NBC TV, Dr. Fauci, who is the chief medical adviser of the U.S. government, said that "Omicron strain" has not been confirmed in the United States at this time, but "it is not surprising if it is confirmed." , Showed a sense of caution.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation over the phone and confirmed that he would cooperate in infection control measures such as vaccination to prevent further spread of infection by the new mutant virus.