Changsha City detected 2 cases of infection with the new coronavirus Omiljung variant from the inbound personnel

Source: People's Daily health client Chen Longfei

On December 18, the Changsha Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Command informed that the Hunan Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted whole genome sequencing and sequence analysis of the new coronavirus on the respiratory specimens of people infected with the new coronavirus imported from outside Changsha on December 16, and after review by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it was confirmed that the New Coronavirus Olmi kerong variant (B.1.1.529 evolutionary branch) was detected. The two cases of the new coronavirus Omiljung variant are infected by the entry closed-loop control personnel, and are currently isolated and treated in designated hospitals.