Tokyo / Washington: Fear of the impact of the Omicron variant of Coronavirus rose on Thursday after the first case was reported in the United States and the Japanese central bank warned economic pain when the state responded with retaining steps.
Case a.s.s. What is known is a person who was fully vaccinated in California who returned to the United States from South Africa on November 22 and was tested positive seven days later.
President Joe Biden is working on a strategy A.S. To combat Covid-19 winter and this source based on this problem to Reuters One Step will extend the requirements for travelers until mid to mid. The formal announcement is expected on Thursday, the source said.
The White House also plans to announce more stringent testing rules for international visitors.
Airlines in the United States were told to submit the names of passengers who arrived from the parts of South Africa who were beaten by Omicron, according to the center of A.S. For disease control and prevention letters seen by Reuters.
Many are still unknown about the new variant, which was first discovered on November 8 in South Africa and had spread to at least two dozen countries.
Infectious disease expert u.s. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said it could take two weeks or more to get insight into how easy the variant spreads, the severity of the disease caused, and whether it can avoid the current vaccine available.
The South African National Institute for Infectious Diseases (NiCD) said the initial epidemiological data suggested by Omicron was able to avoid immunity, but the existing vaccine must still protect against serious illness and death.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Maria van Kerkhove epidemiologist told the briefing that data must be available “in a few days” on Omicron transmission.
CEO Biontech said the vaccine he made in partnership with Pfizer is likely to offer strong protection against severe illness from Omicron.
The initial indication that suggested Omicron might be more transmitted than the previous variant had shook the financial market, fearing that new restrictions could strangle the temporary recovery from the economic damage to the pandemic.
The Sharemarket’s main index in Japan and Australia was weaker in the morning trade on Thursday after the main average Wall Street fell more than 1% on Wednesday as investors reacted to the case A.S.S. and installation of inflation.
Japanese Bank Board Member Hitoshi Suzuki said the Japanese economic recovery could lose hope if the spread of the omicron variant was painful consumption, or supplying congestion.
“If the impact of supply constraints is greater or lasts longer than expected, there is a risk of further economic growth, further exploring hopes” next year, Suzuki said.
The Governor of the Filipino Central Bank hit a more optimistic tone.
“We don’t really care about … new variants. I think there is too much on the impact,” said the Central Governor of Bangko Ng Pilipinas Benjamin Diokno told the media briefing.
Travel restrictions
About 56 countries reportedly implemented travel steps to keep the Omicron on November 28, WHO said.
In the latest restrictions, South Korea on Thursday stopped the exception of quarantine for inbound travelers who were fully vaccinated for two weeks because daily Coronavirus case numbers rose to new high. South Korea confirmed the first five cases of the Omicron variant on Wednesday.
Indonesia also tightened the border sidewalk, expanded quarantine and limited movement on strategic toll roads in preemptive steps to limit the spread of omicron variants must reach the largest country in Southeast Asia.
The United States has prevented almost all foreigners who have been in one of the eight South African states.