The reporter learned from the Office of the Ningxia New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Response Headquarters that according to the results of the new coronavirus gene sequence determination of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one confirmed case of virus infected by a person who returned to Ningxia after being released from isolation on May 8 belongs to the new coronavirus B The .1.1.451 evolutionary branch, the gene sequence is highly homologous with the virus sequence circulating in Russia and some European countries, mainly found in Russia, not the current internationally popular variant strain.
Comprehensive analysis of the confirmed case’s work history, clinical diagnosis and laboratory test results before entering Russia concluded that: the case is an imported case from abroad.
As of 22:00 on May 18, around the confirmed imported cases of new coronary pneumonia on May 8, Yinchuan City has completed the fourth round of nucleic acid testing for close contacts, sub-close contacts, and key risk monitoring populations in key areas, and the test results are all negative.
(Headquarters reporter Wang Jingfang Niu Qiaogang Li Haonan)