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Japan finds more than 90 cases of new Covid-19 virus variant

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Gitanjali Mangal
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Japan finds more than 90 cases of new Covid-19 virus variant
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Japan has confirmed the new variant of Covid-19, and that an infection cluster emerged at a Tokyo immigration facility.
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Also Read | China acknowledges 5 Chinese soldiers were killed in Galwan Valley clash publive-imageChief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said, the new variant has been found in 91 cases in the Kanto area of eastern Japan and in 2 cases at airports. The government is raising surveillance against mutant varieties as they may be more resistant to vaccines, which Japan started to distribute this week.
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Image result for covid-19 virus variant "It may be more contagious than conventional strains, and if it continues to spread domestically, it could lead to a rapid rise in cases," Kato said. According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, "The new strain appears to have originated overseas but is different from other types that have been found sporadically in Japan." It has the E484K mutation on the spike protein of the virus that has been found in other variants, which may undermine the effectiveness of vaccines. Image result for covid-19 virus variant japan According to the health ministry, Japan has reported 151 cases of variants from Britain, South Africa and Brazil, . The nation has had more than 400,000 cases of Covid-19 with 7,194 fatalities. Meanwhile, 5 staff and 39 foreign detainees at a Tokyo immigration facility have tested positive for Covid-19. publive-imageAll 130 detainees at the facility have been tested for the virus, according to a spokesperson for the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau. None of the cases is serious, and all infected detainees remain quarantined from others. Image result for covid-19 virus variant japan Also Read | Coronil: Ramdev releases 'research paper' on Patanjali's COVID medicine Japan's detention system for immigration law violators and asylum seekers has been widely criticized for its medical standards, monitoring of detainees and response to emergencies. "Many detainees are locked in a small, closed spaces," said Motoko Yamagishi, the head of a migrants-rights group. "It is regrettable that such a outbreak happened in the centre." -PTC News-
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