New Zealand has postponed its decision to open its international borders in the wake of the rapid spread of the coronavirus variant Omicron around the world, and social distance restrictions have been re-imposed in several countries.
With just a few days to go before Christmas and New Year's Eve, the latest health crisis has hit global financial markets hard, according to Reuters. There are fears that the global economy will recover.
Omicron is spreading twice as fast in Europe, America and Asia, while 180 cases have been reported in Japan in a single military operation.
New Zealand Minister Chris Hopkins said New Zealand was the country with the world's toughest coronavirus measures, and that the decision to reopen its borders had been postponed until the end of February.
Earlier, the government had announced that New Zealanders and Australians would be able to enter the country without quarantine in mid-January, while the period from winter to April was set for foreign tourists.
"There is no doubt that this is disappointing and will affect many vacation plans, but today it is important to make these changes clear so that they have time to consider their plans," Hopkins told a news conference. Could find
In India, New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to citizens to wear masks and demand permission from the federal government to install booster, saying that 200 cases of new variants have been reported in 12 states of the country.
In Singapore, too, the Ministry of Health has begun testing for Omicron diagnosis. Earlier, cases of Omicron have been reported in the gym here, he warned, adding that more cases are likely.
Authorities in the United States have claimed that a non-vaccinated man died in Texas on Monday from a variant of the corona virus. The variant is gaining ground in the country.
Citizens, on the other hand, have lined up in New York, Washington and other US cities for the corona virus test, as citizens want to know if they have contracted an infectious disease before celebrating the Christmas holidays with their families.
South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland are among the countries that have recently implemented partial or complete lockdown or social distance measures.
Israel has placed the United States on a "no-flight" list and travel bans have been imposed on the United States over fears of an outbreak of Omicron , while Kuwait says it will allow passengers entering the country to receive a second dose of the vaccine. Booster shots are applied 9 months after application.
Different perspectives
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has said that the situation has become "extremely serious" as the number of hospital admissions in London has increased.
No steps have been taken by his government, including partial restriction of tourism.
In Australia, however, there has been an increase in omicron cases but a decline in hospital admissions, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on state and regional leaders not to extend the lockdown.
"We are not going to lock down again, we will live a normal and responsible life with the virus," he said.
The first case of Omicron was reported last month in South Africa, followed by Hong Kong, after which Corona cases have been reported in at least 89 countries.
The severity of the disease caused by the Corona virus variant is not yet clear, but the World Health Organization warns that Delta is spreading faster than the variant and is affecting people who have already been vaccinated or Who have recovered from the corona virus.
Impact of Omicron on the global market
The rapid spread of the Corona virus variant has raised fears that more countries could impose sanctions that could disrupt the economy, affecting the market.
US stocks ended trading down more than one percent on Monday, as oil investors fear new sanctions in Europe will affect fuel demand, leading to lower crude prices.
China's yuan has risen against the dollar, as investors are cautious about assets.
The World Economic Forum has postponed its annual meeting in Davos in January until mid-January 2022 due to Omicron.
Globally, more than 274 million people have been infected and more than 5,065,000 have died since the onset of the epidemic.
