Japan reviews first case of recent coronavirus pressure that emerged in South Africa

The first case of the brand new coronavirus variant present in South Africa has been confirmed in Japan, the Japan Times reviews.A lady who arrived from South Africa in Japan on December 19 and examined optimistic for Covid-19 turned out to be contaminated with the brand new 501.V2 pressure, the newspaper mentioned on Tuesday.According to Japanese media reviews, one other six instances of the brand new coronavirus pressure that emerged within the UK earlier this month have been confirmed in Japan. Thus Japan now has a complete of 15 instances of recent coronavirus variants.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has introduced new coronavirus restrictions together with strict mask-wearing guidelines and a curfew extension amid fears over the brand new coronavirus pressure (501.V2) that could possibly be extra infectious.Earlier this month, UK well being officers introduced that the nation had recognized a brand new variant of the coronavirus that spreads sooner than different strains. Many international locations have suspended passenger journey to and from the United Kingdom in a bid to stop the import of the brand new virus pressure.