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[Round-up of Covid-19 Worldwide on Jan. 28th]
There are now over 100.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide with over 2.17 million deaths.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tougher restrictions yesterday to fight the pandemic. He reiterated that the coronavirus lockdown would remain in place until at least March 8th and all travelers arriving from countries at high risk from new coronavirus variants will be forced to quarantine in hotels for 10 days.
More countries have implemented stricter restrictions to prevent the new variants from spreading. Belgium is restricting all non-essential travel before March and Israel has almost completely stopped air traffic since January 25th.
In Asia, Tokyo recorded 973 new confirmed cases yesterday, the first time in two days, it dipped below 1,000. However, the number of severely ill patients has surged from 11 to 159.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach reiterated yesterday that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will commence on July 23rd as scheduled, even though recent rumors have suggested that the upcoming games may be postponed or even canceled. Bach also said that the Tokyo Olympic Committee will release COVID-19 guidelines early February.
【以下为中文新闻稿，非翻译稿】
来关注全球疫情。截止目前，全球累计确诊超过1亿零88万例，死亡病例超217万例。
近期，日本疫情不容乐观，东京奥运会可能被取消的传言甚嚣尘上。昨天，国际奥委会主席巴赫再次重申，东京奥运会将在今年7月23号如期开幕，东京奥组委将于下周公布疫情防控方案书。
同一天，英国首相约翰逊宣布了更为严格的防疫措施。对内，英格兰的"封锁令"将至少持续到3月8号，学校也不会早于这个日子开学；对外，来自有变异新冠病毒传播风险的国家和地区的入境人员将强制隔离10天。
为严防变异病毒输入，多国收紧旅行限制。比利时禁止民众3月份前的"非必要"出行。而以色列，从本周一起，其国际机场几乎全线"封航"。
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