(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Taiwan's First Omicron Variant BA.4 and BA.5 Infections
China News Agency, Taipei, June 13. Taiwan reported on the 13th that 5 new cases of imported Omicron variant BA.4 and BA.5 infections were imported.
The Taiwanese authorities' Epidemic Epidemic Command Center announced on the 13th that Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants were detected in imported cases last week. The confirmed cases were 4 males and 1 female, and 4 were detected. Cases with the BA.5 variant were imported from the United States, Turkey, and Poland, and one case in which the BA.4 variant was detected was imported from Chile.
At present, the cases of BA.4 and BA.5 mutant strains in many countries have surged. The "command center" of the Taiwan authorities still announced that the entry policy has been relaxed to "3+4". According to the United News Network, Wang Renxian, chairman of the Taiwan Society for Epidemic Prevention, questioned the policy as "political". open".
He pointed out that Taiwan is opening up so fast, in addition to predicting that the epidemic will gradually slow down by the end of June, the main reason is to allow the commander of the "command center" Chen Shizhong to successfully run for the mayor of Taipei in July, and to make the outside world think that the epidemic has begun to trend. The speed of opening up epidemic prevention and control will be faster and faster, which also shows that Taiwan has "successful epidemic prevention."
The Central News Agency reported that on the 13th, Taiwan reported 45,110 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, including 45,081 local cases and 29 imported cases; 109 new deaths were reported. Infect.
"United Daily News" reported on the 13th that Taiwan's epidemic situation is severe, and the medical staff is tight. Many infected medical staff immediately went to work after testing negative, and they were physically and mentally exhausted.
In response to the Taiwanese authorities' statement that "people who have recovered from the new coronary pneumonia do not need to be vaccinated for 3 months, and even if they come into contact with a confirmed person, they do not need to be listed." The second infection was only one month apart. The family members of the interviewees believed that the “command center” statement was easy for the public to take lightly, and it was not helpful for epidemic prevention.
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