The domestic new crown epidemic continues. The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today that the Taichung surveyor’s sequence has been released. The virus gene sequence is Omicron’s BA.1 virus strain, which is different from the Omicron virus sequence infected by the current local epidemic. According to the statistics of the command center, as of now, there are still 6 infection sources of the transmission chain to be clarified.
The command center announced a few days ago that a 42-year-old Singaporean surveyor (case 20455) appeared in Taichung City. He had received 3 doses of vaccines. The PCR tests were negative on February 14 and 19, and he had no symptoms on the 24th. He went to work in Kaohsiung Port, and was found to be PCR positive in the hospital, with a CT value of 23.2. He was admitted to the negative pressure isolation ward.
Luo Yijun, deputy head of the medical response team of the command center, explained at the press conference this followingnoon that according to the latest virus gene sequencing results, the Taichung surveyor sequenced the BA.1 virus strain of Omicron, not the “Omicron’s sister” that the media often mentioned. (BA.2)”.
At present, there are only Kaohsiung port, airport epidemic prevention personnel, Kaohsiung port pilots, Yilan family group and Taoji aviation police as “Omicron’s sister” subtype variant BA.2, the rest include today’s Taichung surveyor case, Farglory Free Trade Zone, Yadong Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Zhongxing Campus and Renai Campus, airport epidemic prevention taxi drivers, Yilan Jiaoxi Evergreen, Yuanshan Fangzhong, etc. are all Omicron’s BA.1 virus strains.
Luo Yijun said that the sequence of the virus strain of Taichung Surveyor has not been found in any local cluster in China, and the transmission route needs to be further clarified. According to the statistics of the command center, the domestic outbreak of the Omicron variant strain has accumulated 16 sequences so far. different chains of transmission.
Luo Yijun said that the Taichung surveyor case was a single incident, and there was no external spread of the epidemic. As for the source investigation, no one on the same ship had any abnormal health, and it will continue to be monitored until March 10.
Up to now, the monitoring period has not expired, and the source of infection has yet to be clarified. There are 6 remaining chains, namely the Taoyuan Midi Kindergarten case, the New Taipei Shabu Shabu case, the New Taipei Enhanced Epidemic Prevention Hotel Nurse, the Taipei Enhanced Epidemic Prevention Hotel Nurse, and Taichung Ship Surveyor Case, Religious Association Derivative Designer Case.
Responsible editor: Yu Weining
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