According to NHK's summary at 3:30 am on the 30th, infection with the new mutant virus "Omicron strain" has been confirmed in 16 countries and regions around the world.
▽ In Africa, South Africa, Botswana.
▽ In Europe, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Sweden and Spain.
▽ In the Middle East, Israel.
▽ In Asia, Hong Kong.
▽ In Oceania, Australia.
▽ In North America,
infection has been confirmed in
Canada
.
Swiss Winter Universiade Canceled
Due to the newly confirmed mutant virus "Omicron strain", the winter Universiade, which was scheduled to be held in Switzerland in December, is canceled.
This winter Universiade was scheduled to be held in Lucerne, central Switzerland from December 11th to 21st, but the International University Sports Federation announced on the 29th that it will be canceled.
Regarding the reason for the discontinuation, the immigration restrictions by the Swiss authorities to prevent the spread of the new mutant virus "Omicron strain" are mentioned.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in January, but it was postponed to next month due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and more than 70 athletes from Japan were scheduled to participate in six competitions.
The organizer said, "It's a shame that we can't hold a great tournament."