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In the UK, where the number of confirmed cases has surged due to the spread of Omicron mutation ahead of us, the number of patients has decreased, and quarantine measures have started to be relaxed somewhat. From the 11th of next month, those who have been vaccinated will not be tested for Corona upon arrival and do not need to self-isolate. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by the middle of this year, if all countries have reached 70% vaccination rates, the coronavirus emergency could be over by the end of the year.
Correspondent Park Won-kyung.
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From the 11th of next month, those who have completed the second round of vaccination against COVID-19 will be exempted from self-quarantine and PCR test upon entry to the UK.
Earlier this month, pre-entry testing for vaccinated persons was eliminated, further expanding the benefits.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK has the most open economy in Europe and stressed that the UK is getting through the coronavirus faster than other European countries.
[Boris Johnson/Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: COVID-19 indicators are improving, and what we are trying to do with travel is to show that the UK is open to businessmen and travelers.]
Even unvaccinated people are not self-isolating However, you must undergo a pre-entry inspection and a PCR test within two days of entry.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) predicted that the state of emergency could be over by the end of this year.
However, the condition is that the vaccination rate in all countries should exceed 70% by the middle of this year.
[Tedros Ghebreyesus / WHO Director-General: If countries use all strategies and tools comprehensively, they can end the serious phase of this year's COVID-19 pandemic.]
He added that the Omicron mutation will be the last mutation of the coronavirus .
19 The idea that a pandemic is coming to an end is dangerous, he added.