(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong University successfully isolates and cultivates Ome Keron mutant virus strain
China News Service, Hong Kong, November 30. The Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong University) announced on November 30 that it had successfully isolated and cultivated Omi Keron mutant virus strains from clinical specimens. The isolated virus strains can be used for development and production Live whole virus vaccine.
This is the first research team in Asia to successfully isolate and cultivate the Omi Keron mutant virus strain.
It is reported that the isolation and cultivation of Omi Keron mutant virus strains are carried out in strict accordance with the operating specifications in the P3 laboratory of the University of Hong Kong.
The University of Hong Kong revealed that the research team is further isolating and cultivating Omi Keron mutant virus strains to obtain a larger number of mutant viruses for follow-up experiments.
The cultured virus will be evaluated on the animal model for its transmission, immune escape and pathogenicity.
The team is also actively exploring various possibilities for cooperative development and production of inactivated whole virus vaccines.
A few days ago, the Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Zhaoshi, announced that Hong Kong has so far recorded three imported cases involving Omi Keron mutant virus strains, but they have all been successfully blocked and have not flowed into the local community.
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