1 new case of asymptomatic infection of the Omicron variant strain was first discovered in Hohhot

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hohhot first reported 1 new case of asymptomatic infection with the mutant strain of Omicron

　　China News Service, Hohhot, April 18 (Reporter Li Aiping) A press conference on epidemic prevention and control in Hohhot was held here on the 18th. The official report said that there was 1 new case of asymptomatic infection in the city. The virus gene sequence of the sample belongs to Omicron BA.2 type.

This is the first time this mutant strain has appeared in Hohhot.

　　Wang Dawei, deputy director of the Hohhot Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that on April 16, there was a new case of asymptomatic infection of the new coronary pneumonia in Hohhot, who was a Yunda logistics driver who came to Hohhot from Shanxi Province.

　　According to reports, the driver departed from Qingxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province at 15:30 on April 12, and arrived at Anbao Logistics Park in Hohhot City at 0:40 on April 13. Closed-loop management in the logistics park, April 14 After receiving the letter of assistance from Shanxi at 19:00, centralized isolation control was carried out in the isolation hotel at 20:00 that day. The routine nucleic acid test results on the 14th and 15th were negative, and the nucleic acid test results were reported on the 16th as positive.

　　Officials revealed that as of 24:00 on April 17, 19 people in close contact with the infected person and 104 people in close contact with the infected person had implemented control measures.

　　On April 17, Hohhot conducted nucleic acid tests on the close and sub-close contacts, staff of Anbao Logistics Park, 23 villages and 3 communities in the temporary control area around Anbao Logistics Park, and a total of 36,765 key personnel were tested. The results were all negative.

　　Officials said that at present, the national epidemic prevention and control situation is severe and complicated, and the pressure of foreign import prevention in Hohhot is still great.

In terms of community prevention and control, officials require all community entrances and exits to be guarded by staff 24 hours a day, and strictly implement measures such as checking the Qingcheng code, measuring body temperature, and wearing masks for people entering and leaving the community, public places and dining, and resolutely do not allow unattended, The phenomenon of loss of control.

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