China finds a mutation in COVID-19 Omicron species is a new subspecies never seen before both in the Chinese database and international databases
China’s state-run Global Times news agency reported citing the revelation of a regulator official. And prevent disease Suzhou city, which is almost 70 kilometers from Shanghai, that a new mutated coronavirus was detected. that is a subspecies of Omicron It is a species that has never been found before. There is no information in the Chinese system. or even an international database
The report states that Such subspecies of omicrons Mutated from the BA.1.1 strain by this subspecies. Does not match the information recorded via “Gisaid” (Gisaid), which is a virus database. where scientists around the world share the DNA sequence data of the coronavirus
However, further studies need to be done to see if this mutant will be more virulent than before. and faster outbreaks? It was also found that in dalian city north of china There are also people who are infected with non-local strains of coronavirus.
The revelation was made At a time when China is heavily facing a new wave of coronavirus pandemic. China’s National Health Commission said on Saturday that 13,287 new cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed. break the old record That was done in February 2020
Most of the infected people are in Jilin province. north east and Shanghai The whole city is locked down in this number The number of asymptomatic cases rose to 11,781, compared with 7,869 on Friday (April 1).
Meanwhile, Xinhua News Agency also reported that Shanghai, with a population of 25 million, will be carpeted with a virus component test on Sunday. and genetic testing today (4 Apr)
Wu Qianyu, an inspector at the Shanghai Provincial Health Commission, said the main task was to completely eliminate the risk point. and cut the epidemic chain in order to control the outbreak as quickly as possible
Shanghai’s streets were quiet on Sunday. due to lockdown measures while testing for the 25 million population of this city Found infected with 70% of the infected people nationwide. which the Shanghai authorities admit There was a problem in controlling the outbreak. out of the thousands of people detained and limited medical personnel
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