Sushi vs Kimchi　世界人気

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Sushi vs Bibimbap　世界人気

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15日、南太平洋の島国トンガ沖の海底火山噴火の様子を捉えた衛星写真（気象庁提供、AP＝共同）

トンガ停電、通信遮断も　津波80センチ、依然被害不明
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20220116-00000021-kyodonews-int

　【メルボルン共同】南太平洋の島国トンガ沖で起きた海底火山の大規模噴火で、発生から一夜明けた16日もけが人の有無などトンガの詳しい被害状況は明らかになっていない。AP通信によると、現地では全土で津波警報が出ており、80センチの津波を観測した。停電が起き電話やインターネットが使えないとの情報もある。

　衛星映像によると、噴煙は幅約5キロで、約20キロの高さまで達したとみられる。海底火山が噴火する場合、水が溶岩にぶつかることで爆発の大きさが増すという。

　トンガは約170の島から成り、36島に人が定住。人口は約10万7千人。在留邦人は2020年10月現在で35人。

【写真】大規模噴火の2時間前に撮影された「フンガ・トンガ―フンガ・ハアパイ火山」（Planet Labs社の衛星「SkySat」撮影）

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https://twitter.com/planet/status/1482415545437732868
※前スレ
【海底火山噴火】トンガ停電、通信遮断も　津波80センチ、依然被害不明 [上級国民★]
https://asahi.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1642283741/
https://twitter.com/5chan_nel (5ch newer account)

COVID-19: New Omicron sub variant discovered in Israel

The sub variant is thought to have originated in India, and has been found in Canada, Denmark, Singapore, China and Australia.

Some 20 cases of a new sub-variant that developed from the original Omicron variant have been discovered in Israel, KAN reported on Thursday evening.

The sub-variant, known as BA2, was discovered during genetic sequencing of sample COVID patients. It contains more mutations than the original Omicron and may be more violent. However, the danger posed by the new sub-variant is still uncertain, and the Health Ministry's coronavirus outreach headquarters clarified that there was no evidence that BA2 behaved differently than Omicron.

BA2 was first seen in China a few weeks ago, and is suspected to have originated in India. It has also been observed in Denmark, Australia, Canada and Singapore, Kan reported.

Scientists quoted in KAN's report said they were concerned about this new development.

Over the past 10 days, Israel has continuously hit a new record of virus carriers, increasing from 12,000 a day to 48,000, with experts believing that the real number of those infected is likely to be much higher.

The number of serious patients, while still limited, has also started to increase. There were 283 patients on Thursday compared with 136 a week earlier. In addition, 284 new patients were classified as serious over the previous seven days, marking an increase of 189% over the previous week.

However, the general situation of Omicron patients appear to be much better than in previous waves.

If the new sub-variant is indeed more violent than Omicron, this may cause more severe illness and raise the number of serious patients in hospital. It is being tra＊ed by Israeli and international researchers.

Rossella Tercatin contributed to this report.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Updated: JANUARY 14, 2022 07:24
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-692495


■別ソース記事
At least 20 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA2 detected in Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-cases-of-omicron-sub-variant-ba2-detected-in-israel

■追加ソース　イギリス国内でも53例確認されている模様
Covid warning: New highly transmissible Omicron sub-variant in UK – 53 cases found
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1550215/covid-warning-uk-cases-omicron-sub-variant-ba2-health-security-agency

前スレ
【速報】イスラエルでオミクロン亜種「BA2」を確認　少なくとも20例 [oops★]
https://asahi.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1642179457/