(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The infection strain of this round of epidemic in Jining, Shandong is the Omicron BA.2.76 variant strain
China News Service, Jining, September 2 (Li Mingrui) "Through gene sequencing, the virus that caused this round of epidemic in Jining is the Omicron BA.2.76 variant strain, which is homologous to the epidemic strain outside the province." Jining Municipal Party Committee Epidemic Bai Pinghe, the commander of the prevention and control headquarters, reported at the city's epidemic prevention and control news conference on September 2 that from 0:00 to 24:00 on September 1, Jining City reported 47 new cases of local asymptomatic infections, which were centralized isolation. 43 cases (including 1 returnee from outside the province) and 4 cases were detected by key personnel screening.
The current round of the epidemic in Jining began on August 31, and 1 confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia (mild) was found in Yutai County, Jining City.
The case was found to have abnormal nucleic acid test results during the screening of key personnel in Yutai County, Jining City. The re-examination by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Jining City was positive, and the expert group consulted as a confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia (mild).
In addition, in response to the large number of newly infected people in Jining City on September 1, experts analyzed and judged that the virus is highly contagious, concealed, and has a shorter incubation period, resulting in rapid spread in a short period of time.
It is worth noting that this round of epidemic is highly related to the wedding banquet in a hotel on August 28. There were three wedding banquets on that day, involving a large number of people, and the venues were closed and lasted for a long time. Corridors, passages and toilets were shared, resulting in cross-infection.
According to the epidemic characteristics of the virus strain, the control personnel who have been investigated in the early stage have recently entered the onset period, and the number of positive infections is in the stage of rapid increase.
It is understood that as of 24:00 on September 1, Jining City has 3 local confirmed cases and 61 local asymptomatic infections.
According to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, Jining has newly designated Houdian Village, Nanzhang Street, Rencheng District as a high-risk area; Rencheng District Xiuresi Beauty Salon (Fortune Pavilion) and Rencheng District Berman Hotel are medium-risk areas.
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