Sichuan "July 15" related epidemic is new virus input caused by no specific sources of infection in infection

Author:Colorful Guizhou.com Time:2022.07.28

(Anti -fighting new crown pneumonia) Sichuan "July 15" related epidemic is new virus input caused by no specific sources of infection

China News Service, Chengdu, July 28 (Reporter Wang Peng) The Sichuan Provincial Health and Health Commission reported on the 28th that the province's "July 15" related epidemic entered the end of the closing. No specific infection is found.

According to the report, recently, through the sequencing of virus genes, the province's "July 15" related epidemic belongs to VOC/OMICRON BA.2.12.1 mutant strain (that is, BG.2 evolution branch), which is in the domestic epidemic and overseas input epidemic database. No homologous sequences were found, and the minimum difference between finding the virus genome in the global database was the virus sequence uploaded by foreign in May, prompting the epidemic situation caused by the input of new viruses, but the flow traceability has not found specific sources of infection. The epidemic affected the three cities of Chengdu, Meishan, and Leshan in Sichuan Province. There have been no new cases for two consecutive days, and the epidemic has entered the end of the closing.

The "July 20" related epidemic in Sichuan Province is virus gene sequencing VOC/OMICRON BA.2.38 mutant strains, which is highly the same as the recent foreign epidemic situation in the province. The epidemic has affected the five cities of Guangyuan, Suining, Chengdu, Neijiang, and Meishan in Sichuan Province. The epidemic is in the development period. (Finish)

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