(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) Dalian, Liaoning, the current round of the epidemic virus is a Delta mutant strain 24 areas are designated as medium-risk areas
China News Service, Dalian, November 11 (Reporter Yang Yi) Yi Qingtao, Secretary-General of the People’s Government of Dalian, Liaoning Province, informed the Dalian epidemic prevention and control press conference on the evening of the 11th that after the current round of the Dalian epidemic, Dalian City The gene sequencing work was started immediately, and the new coronavirus genome has been sequenced for 24 samples from 16 cases in Zhuanghe City, Dalian, which belongs to the VOC/delta mutant strain (B.1.617.2 evolutionary branch).
On November 4, Dalian City reported a new local confirmed case, which was the first designated cold storage employee in Zhuanghe City, Dalian.
Up to now, Dalian has reported a total of 163 cases of new coronary pneumonia infection, of which 83 were confirmed cases and 80 were asymptomatic infections.
Yi Qingtao said that the current round of the epidemic presents the characteristics of unit clustering, family clustering, and school clustering. The virus load is high, the transmission speed is fast, the contagion is strong, and the intergenerational transmission is about 2 days.
According to reports, after the outbreak, Dalian City initiated nucleic acid testing for all employees on the 7th of this month. At the same time, the state and Liaoning Province urgently mobilized testing forces and personnel such as mobile shelters and "air-film shelters" to support Dalian. .
Up to now, Dalian Zhuanghe City has completed 5 rounds of nucleic acid testing. In addition to Zhuanghe, Dalian City has completed the first round of nucleic acid testing. On the afternoon of the 11th, the second round of nucleic acid testing for all employees has been launched.
In view of the severe local epidemic prevention and control situation, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, Dalian has suspended non-essential public places, implemented closed management in key places, and minimized gathering activities.
According to the actual situation of the current school infection, the school issued guidance on the emergency response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic in schools, and the city's primary and secondary schools started online teaching to prevent clustered epidemics on campus.
At present, Dalian City has designated 24 areas in 3 local counties (districts) as medium-risk areas and implemented corresponding control measures.
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