China News Service, August 2. According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, recently, the more contagious Omicron subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 mutant strains have become the main epidemic strains in the United States. The daily number of newly diagnosed cases in Los Angeles County has continued to rebound, and has exceeded 6,000 cases for several consecutive days, making it the county with the largest number of newly diagnosed daily cases in California.
According to media reports, on a per capita basis, the number of hospitalizations and deaths from new coronary infections in Los Angeles County since July has increased significantly from the previous month.
The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles once again reminds Chinese citizens that the infection caused by the mutated virus is not a "big flu". Depending on the individual's constitution and immunity, there will be different symptoms, and severe cases may even lead to death. The elderly, children and unvaccinated people are at risk higher.
Please pay close attention to the local epidemic situation. With an attitude of being responsible to yourself and your family, overcoming paralysis and the idea of "laying down", tightening the strings of epidemic prevention, continue to strengthen personal protection, and do a normalized epidemic prevention:
1. In the face of the epidemic, home protection and reducing mobility are still the most effective ways to protect yourself.
Adhere to wearing masks, wash hands frequently, reduce unnecessary going out, and try to avoid going to crowded places, especially confined spaces. If you really need to go, please take protective measures such as wearing masks, and pay attention to maintaining a safe social distance.
If you have symptoms such as fever, dry cough, fatigue, sore throat, decreased sense of smell (taste), diarrhea, etc., please contact the local medical institution in time for testing, isolation or treatment.
2. Inoculation of the new crown vaccine is an effective, safe, economical and convenient measure to prevent and control the new crown pneumonia. It can effectively reduce the infection rate, hospitalization rate, severe disease rate and case fatality rate. It plays an important role in protecting susceptible groups and curbing the spread of the epidemic.
It is recommended that Chinese citizens in the consular area actively complete vaccinations according to their own conditions, build an autoimmune barrier, and protect their own and public health.
Third, be sure to keep in mind "non-essential, non-emergency, no travel".
If you really need to travel to China in the near future, please strengthen pre-trip health monitoring and personal protection, especially within two weeks before the trip, do not go out for travel, dining, shopping or gatherings, and avoid participating in gathering activities or taking public transportation; check-in at the airport Strengthen personal protection during security inspections and on the way to China, and insist on wearing masks to effectively reduce the risk of infection after testing and during travel.
If you have suspected symptoms or the test result is positive before your trip, please cancel your trip to China immediately, and then arrange your trip to China after completing the recovery process as required by the consulate general.
contact number
If Chinese citizens in the consular area need assistance, please call:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline (24 hours):
+86-10-12308
+86-10-59913991
Consular protection and assistance number of the Consulate General in Los Angeles:
+1-213-8078052
Email: 12308LA@gmail.com