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The newly confirmed cases in Guangzhou are infected with the Aomi Kerong variant

Nandu News On December 14, a press conference on epidemic prevention and control in Guangzhou (the 170th in total in 2021) was held. Chen Bin, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission and spokesman of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, said at the meeting that the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted whole genome sequencing and sequence analysis of the new coronavirus on the nasal swab of the confirmed case, and after review by the provincial and municipal CENTERS for Disease Control and Prevention, reported to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation, the new coronavirus was detected as a variant of Aomi Kerong.

The newly confirmed cases in Guangzhou are infected with the Aomi Kerong variant

Chen Bin, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission and press spokesman.

Chen Bin said the case was male, 67 years old, living at No. 65, Tiansheng Village, Huale Street, Yuexiu District. On November 27, he was quarantined from abroad and entered the city, during which he tested negative for several nucleic acids. On December 11, after lifting the isolation, he returned to Guangzhou by plane (CA1837) and was transferred to his home in Yuexiu District for home isolation in a closed loop; on the 12th, the Huale Street Community Health Service Center routinely collected nucleic acid samples for him, and reported that the results were positive in the early morning of the 13th, and the resampling and re-examination results of the municipal and district CENTERS for Disease Control and Prevention were positive. The case was transferred to the Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University for isolation and treatment, and after further examination and expert consultation, it was confirmed to be an ordinary type of new crown pneumonia and is currently in stable condition.

At present, the three levels of provinces and municipalities have immediately launched an emergency response mechanism for epidemic prevention and control, upgraded the prevention and control work, flattened operation, comprehensively rolled out epidemiological investigation, traceability and prevention and control management, and implemented epidemic prevention measures such as terminal disinfection of relevant places and environments. Implement escalation and circulation of cases coming to the same plane, strengthen community close contact investigation and control, all the identified close connections are centralized and isolated, and the sub-close connections are strictly implemented "home isolation, stay at home".

As of 12:00 on December 14, a total of 10,544 people have been screened in key places, and the results have been negative. A total of 132 environmental samples were collected, 128 environmental samples tested negative, and 4 positive were found in the residence of the cases.

"With the advancement of the circulation work, some citizens may be given a 'yellow code', please follow the relevant guidelines for nucleic acid testing as soon as possible." At present, a total of 293 nucleic acid sampling medical institutions have been opened in the city, of which 105 provide 24-hour nucleic acid sampling services for yellow code holders. Chen Bin said.

Written by: Nandu reporter Feng Yunqing

Photo: Nandu reporter Liang Weipei

Camera: Nandu reporter Chen Yunjian

Director: Wei Zhiling

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