Confirmed in 60 countries / regions of the new Corona Omicron strain What is the response of each country?

According to NHK's summary as of 3:00 am on the 13th, infection with a new mutant virus, Omicron strain, has been confirmed in 60 countries and regions around the world, including Japan.

▽ Asia is Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, Nepal

▽ Oceania is Australia, Fiji

▽ North America is America, Canada, ▽ Central and South America is Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina

▽ Europe is the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece, Iceland, Romania, Russia, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lichtenstein

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▽ Middle East Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE = Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Jordan, Turkey

▽ Africa South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Zambia, Uganda, Senegal, Namibia, Mauritius In each case, infection has been confirmed.

Korea

According to the Korean health authorities, a total of 90 people have been infected with the new mutant virus, Omicron strain, which was confirmed by the 11th.

Of these, 67, or more than 70%, have been infected domestically, and community-acquired infections have occurred in Incheon (Incheon) near Seoul and Jeollabuk-do in the southwest, and health authorities are continuing to investigate.

In addition, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus confirmed on the 11th and 1st in South Korea was 6,689, which is less than the previous day, but last week the number of people was in the 7,000 range, which is the highest ever. It is a standard.

In addition, the number of seriously ill people has reached a record high of 894, and local media reports that "there is a risk that the dedicated bed will be completely filled by the end of this week."

America

So far, 27 states have been infected with Omicron strains in the United States.

According to a report released by the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 10th, of the 43 people who have been infected with the Omicron strain and have been able to confirm the course of symptoms, only one has been hospitalized and no one has died. However, the CDC says, "We will continue to carefully investigate the infectivity and risk of aggravation."

With a series of confirmed infections with the Omicron strain, New York City announced on the 13th of this month that it will require either showing a vaccination certificate at indoor stores or public facilities or wearing a mask.

In addition, New York City has announced a policy to require all companies in the city to vaccinate employees from 27th this month.

The US government has said that vaccination is the most important measure, and is calling for vaccination by expanding the target of booster vaccination from the previous "18 years old and over" to "16 years old and over".

England

In the United Kingdom, more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections continue to occur each day.

The number of infected Omicron strains has increased sharply since it was first confirmed on the 27th of last month, reaching 3137 as of the 12th.

Health officials in the UK expect that if the infection continues to spread at this pace, more than half of the infected will be Omicron strains by the middle of this month.

In England, which accounts for the majority of the population, various regulations on infection control have been almost abolished since this summer, but due to the spread of the Omicron strain, retail stores, public transportation, and many indoors It is compulsory to wear a mask at the facility.

In addition, we are planning to make it mandatory to show vaccine certificates at large-scale events, etc., and we would like to control the speed of infection spread by such regulations.

At the same time, we are in a hurry to inoculate additional vaccines, shortening the interval from the second inoculation from 6 months to 3 months, and moving ahead of the initial goal to inoculate all people over the age of 18 by the end of the year. I want to do it.

South Africa

In South Africa, the outbreak of the new coronavirus has spread rapidly since late last month, and the government declared on the 3rd of this month that the fourth wave of infection had begun.

On the 9th of this month, the number of newly infected people exceeded 22,000 per day, which is about 67 times the daily average of the middle of last month.

Not all samples have been analyzed in South Africa, but previous sample studies have shown that Delta strains are rapidly being replaced by Omicron strains, and the government has already done so in most states. It is said that the Omicron strain seems to be the mainstream.

As the infection spreads, it is being debated whether to tighten restrictions on going out, but the restrictions on going out so far have hit the lives of the poor, which is close to half of the population, and in some cases have led to worsening public security.

For this reason, the government continues to carefully consider that it is also necessary to protect the lives of the people, and the current measures are to oblige to wear a mask when going out and to prohibit going out at night as before. I'm staying.