Nearly 400 infected with new coronavirus variant found in Japan
Nearly 400 people in Japan have been infected with a new variant of the novel coronavirus different from those found in Britain, South Africa and Brazil, Japan s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday.
While differing from those discovered earlier in the three countries, the new strain found in Japan shares some commonality with those from South Africa and Brazil, the institute said. It is suspected that the commonality may cause more reinfection and that current vaccines may be less effective against it.
Supplied photo taken on Feb. 27, 2020 shows PCR tests being carried out at a laboratory at Japan s National Institute of Infectious Diseases. (Photo courtesy of Japan s National Institute of Infectious Diseases) (Kyodo)
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Kyodo Mar 9, 2021
Nearly 400 people in Japan have been infected with a new variant of the coronavirus different from those found in Britain, South Africa and Brazil, Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday.
While differing from those discovered earlier in the three countries, the new strain found in Japan shares some things in common with those from South Africa and Brazil, the institute said. It is suspected that the commonality may cause more reinfections and that current vaccines may be less effective against it.
Experts urge caution over escape mutations found in coronavirus variants in Japan
March 9, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A transmission electron microscope photo of SARS-CoV-2 provided by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is shown here. TOKYO A series of coronavirus variants appearing to have an escape mutation, which decreases the efficacy of immunity against the virus, have been found in and outside Japan. According to Japan s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), a rampant spread of the mutation within the country can pose risks for controlling infections in the mid- and long term, but does not make the vaccine ineffective at the present stage. This mutation differs from a new strain of the virus from Britain, which is said to be more transmissible than the original. What kind of risks can be feared from the escape mutation ?
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Coronavirus variant strains spread to 20 prefectures in Japan, sparking 4th wave fears
March 8, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This image provided by Japan s National Institute of Infectious Diseases shows a coronavirus variant first found in the U.K. TOKYO Japan s government is striving to strengthen its monitoring measures and beef up border controls to forestall the spread of coronavirus variants now appearing worldwide, but disease experts are expressing further concerns that the mutations could spark a fourth wave of infections. Variant infection cases had been confirmed in 20 of Japan s 47 prefectures as of March 5, and the city of Kobe announced that it has detected variants in 15% of local positive coronavirus test samples. In some regions, there have been variant infection clusters.