This announcement occurred while a second case of Omicron variant has been confirmed in the archipelago on Wednesday, at a traveler arriving from Peru during last week.
Le Monde
To fight against the Omicron Variant, Japan requested, Wednesday 1 December, to the airlines to suspend the new bookings for its territory for a month, although the world organization Health (WHO) considered that travel bans did not prevent propagation. This announcement occurred while a second case of Omicron Variant has been confirmed in the archipelago on Wednesday, at a traveler arriving from Peru last week.
Since South Africa has reported the appearance of this new variant, over the last week, many states have closed their borders in this country and neighbors, causing anger in the region. These measures “can have a negative impact on global health efforts during a pandemic by deterring countries from reporting and sharing epidemiological and sequencing data,” warned WHO. “The general prohibitions of travel will not prevent the propagation” of this variant, estimated the organization in a technical document.
Global circulation of Omicron Variant
Officially reported in South Africa on 24 November, this new very contagious variant would actually began to spread worldwide several days earlier, the Dutch health authorities having announced Tuesday that Omicron was already circulating in the Netherlands. November 19th. The variant was detected in two test samples taken on 19 and 23 November; But one of the two people concerned had not traveled recently, which suggests that Emicron was already circulating in the country, according to the Netherlands Institute of Health and the Environment (RIVM).
Wednesday, Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, has announced having registered its first three cases in traveled people in South Africa. A few hours ago, Brazil reported first two cases – the first in Latin America – concerning travelers from South Africa.