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Japan detects new COVID variant
Jan 10, 2021
Japan on Sunday said four people who had arrived in Tokyo from Brazil were found to be infected with a new variant of the coronavirus.
The four passengers who landed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2 from Amazonas, Brazil tested positive after spending time in the airport in quarantine, the country's Health Ministry said.
Coronavirus digest: Japan detects new COVID variant | DW | 10.01.2021
Four people who arrived from Brazil were found to be infected by a different variant from the one found in the UK. Meanwhile, Pope Francis has hit out at people who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. DW has more.
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Coronavirus: Sweden's new COVID lockdown law takes effect
Sweden's government, which has long shunned strict curbs, now has the power to act more forcefully to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The new law could be used any day amid a surge in cases.
Sweden's new emergency lockdown law went into effect on Sunday, granting the government the power to impose coronavirus-related curbs for the first time.
The measure comes nearly a year after the Nordic country ruled out the same strict public health measures that were implemented throughout the rest of Europe.
Sweden's new lockdown law takes effect – DW – 01/10/2021
Sweden's government, which has long shunned strict curbs, now has the power to act more forcefully to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The new law could be used any day amid a surge in cases.
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