The Evening News | infect Delta + Olmikeron at the same time or cause the "super variant" to appear

1. National Health Commission: 89 new local cases were added on the 17th

From 0 to 24:00 on December 17, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 125 new confirmed cases. Among them, there were 36 imported cases (12 cases in Shanghai, 10 cases in Guangxi, 5 cases in Guangdong, 2 cases in Tianjin, 2 cases in Hunan, 1 case in Beijing, 1 case in Jilin, 1 case in Fujian, 1 case in Shandong, 1 case in Yunnan), including 3 cases from asymptomatic infected people to confirmed cases (2 cases in Hunan and 1 case in Guangdong), 89 cases in local cases (77 cases in Zhejiang, including 69 cases in Shaoxing City, 4 cases in Hangzhou City, and 4 cases in Ningbo City; 7 cases in Shaanxi, all in Xi'an City; 2 cases in Guangdong, all in Dongguan City; 1 case in Inner Mongolia, in Hulunbuir City). 1 case in Shanghai, in Jing'an District; 1 case in Fujian, in Xiamen City). There were no new deaths. There were 3 new suspected cases, all of which were imported from abroad (all in Shanghai).

2. The Omikejong strain was detected in three wastewater samples in Florida, USA

According to the Associated Press reported on the 16th local time, Sarah Lux, a spokesperson for the Orange County Utilities Company in Florida, said that the new coronavirus detected from 3 wastewater samples in the region this week was almost all Ofomikron strains.

On the 15th local time, Jerry Demings, the county magistrate of Orange County, said at a press conference that among the new cases of new coronary pneumonia in Orange County, the cases infected with delta strains still account for the majority.

3. Fauci issued a "terrorist warning": Within a few weeks, Omicron would occupy the United States as the main poison

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, warned that Omicron would become the main variant of the coronavirus circulating in the United States in a matter of weeks and urged people to get vaccinated and booster needles.

"This is by far the most contagious variant of COVID-19 and we have had to deal with it," he said. It will soon dominate here. That's one thing we know. ”

Fauci also urged people who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as those eligible for booster injections, to be vaccinated. He described the Omiljung variant virus as "a threat that is now before us." ”

"When you look at the rate of infection right now, it's going to get worse as we get into the winter. With Omicron 'breathing' behind our backs, the situation can get really bad, especially for unvaccinated people. ”

Although Eumechjong is more contagious than previous variants, the medical community has not yet figured out whether the disease it caused was mild or severe compared to past variants. Fauci said those who were vaccinated and given intensive injections "will be relatively well protected, at least resistant to serious diseases." ”

4. Simultaneous infection with Delta + Olmikeron or the appearance of "super variants"

According to foreign media reports on December 15, the new crown virus infection usually involves only one mutant strain, but in extremely rare cases, a person may be attacked by two mutant strains at the same time. In the current situation, this has become the most worrying situation for scientists.

On Tuesday (15th), local time, in a conversation with the members of the U.S. House of Representatives Of State Committee on Technology and Science, Paul Burton, chief medical officer of moderna, a manufacturer of new coronavirus vaccines, said that the simultaneous infection of the two mutated strains with the same cell will provide them with an opportunity, "this phenomenon is called recombination, which means that they can begin to share and exchange genes" to synthesize a new strain.

Burton noted that this is likely to happen given the simultaneous surge in the number of Delta and Opmi kerong infections in the UK. The risk of this condition is particularly high in immunocompromised populations. Asked if the combination of Delta and TheOmetchon strains would cause more severe symptoms of COVID-19 than usual, he said, "That's for sure."

Burton also told the committee that in the current situation in the United States, that is, the rapid spread of the Omikeron strain, and the high infection rate of the Delta strain, this problem is also worthy of vigilance.