China News Service, May 8. According to the "New Zealand Herald" report, on May 8, local time, the New Zealand health department said that a passenger who entered New Zealand from South Africa on April 26 has been confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus Omi. A new subtype strain BA.5 of the Chron variant.
This is the first time a case of the strain has been detected in New Zealand.
Data map: The streets of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.
According to the report, New Zealand's Ministry of Health said that on May 8, there were 5,647 new confirmed cases of new crown in New Zealand.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said at a press conference on May 4 that two subtypes of the Omicron strain, BA.4 and BA.5, were responsible for the recent surge in cases in South Africa.
Tedros said it was too early to determine whether the BA.4 and BA.5 subtypes caused more severe symptoms, but they were another proof that the new crown epidemic is not over.