The new crown pneumonia epidemic, which is still spreading around the world, has undergone virus mutations and has attracted widespread attention.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly initiated the national preservation and sharing of the 501Y.V2 South African mutant strain isolated by the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Close cooperation with Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention through the National Pathogenic Microorganism Resource Bank, after review, and given a unique label for the national deposit.
After entering the database, the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately shared the virus strains with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other related scientific research units, as well as the National Virus Resource Bank and other national science and technology resource sharing service platforms, in order to quickly launch a national scientific research joint research and evaluation of existing diagnostic reagents , Vaccine research and development and adjustment of epidemic prevention and control strategies provided support.
(Reporter Mu Tiecheng)