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TOKYO As Japan scrambles to curb the spread of the now dominant omicron variant of the coronavirus, different forms of the variant are on the rise, ....
There are concerns that community-acquired infections of the new variant, which is believed to be more infectious than the original omicron strain, may have started. ....
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 ? ....
By Jan 31, 2021 12:14 AM EST Japan discovered three new types of the UK COVID-19 strain, previously not detected in the country, and now discovered in patients with no travel history abroad. Japan fears spread of new UK COVID-19 strain (Photo : Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images) TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 25: Commuters wearing face masks disembark from a Yamanote Line train on January 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures have entered the second half of a month-long state of emergency imposed amid a third wave of Covid-19 coronavirus that has seen infection rates climb to unprecedented levels throughout the country. According to a research group studying coronavirus cases at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, three patients at the hospital were diagnosed with three new types of the UK COVID-19 strain, which were not detected in Japan before. The three patients infected with mutation of the UK strain have not traveled abr ....