Beijing adds more infected people at the same time to meet the Challenge of Omicron and Delta

Source: China News Network

(Fight against new crown pneumonia) Beijing to increase the number of infected people at the same time to meet the Challenge of Omicron and Delta

Beijing, January 18 (China News Service) -- Since the current round of the epidemic in January this year, as of 15:00 on January 18, Beijing has reported a total of 3 confirmed cases of local new crown pneumonia and 1 case of positive nucleic acid test. When Beijing conducted nucleic acid testing on infected people, it detected the specific mutation location of the Omicron strain and the specific mutation site of the Delta strain.

According to the notification of the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there was a new locally confirmed case in Beijing on the 15th. After the laboratory review and re-collection of the two-level CDC in Beijing, the nucleic acid test results were positive, and the specific mutation location of the Aomi Kerong strain was detected.

From 0:00 on January 17 to 15:00 on January 18, There were 2 new confirmed cases of local COVID-19 and 1 positive nucleic acid test in Beijing.

At the press conference held on the 18th, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the two new confirmed cases were the mother who reported the confirmed case on January 15 and the colleagues on the same floor of the unit.

She said that the first new person who tested positive for nucleic acid was a migrant worker who came to Beijing in November 2021, and his nucleic acid test detected specific mutation sites of the Delta strain.

Pang Xinghuo said that at present, epidemiological investigations have been carried out on the above-mentioned personnel, traced their close contacts, checked the risk-related points, and classified and controlled all kinds of risk personnel.

At present, China is facing the dual challenge of importing the Delta and Omikejong mutant strains into the epidemic. So, what are the similarities and differences between the Ami kerong variant and the Delta variant? Li Ang, spokesman of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, introduced at the press conference held on the 17th that Beijing Ditan Hospital, which admitted confirmed cases, closely monitored and analyzed the clinical symptoms, admission virus detection and chest imaging examination of patients with confirmed Omikejong variants of new coronary pneumonia.

How to prevent infection of the Omikejong variant strain? How effective are existing vaccines? At the press conference held on the 18th, Li Ang pointed out that the World Health Organization stressed that vaccination is still the safest, most economical and most effective prevention and control measure for epidemic prevention and control. People with low COVID-19 vaccination rates are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and developing severe illness. According to data released by the World Health Organization, 90% of patients in severe covid-19 cases worldwide have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Li Ang said that the results of existing studies have shown that the Olmi kerong variant has not completely immunized escape from the existing vaccine, and the existing vaccine still has a certain protective effect on the Aomi kerong variant. For the Omikejong variant, existing vaccines are still effective in preventing severe illness and death.

He believes that in the face of the epidemic of the Omiljung variant strain with enhanced immune escape ability, it is necessary to accelerate the promotion of new crown vaccination and strengthen immunization, increase the vaccination rate of people over 60 years old, and steadily carry out vaccination for people aged 3 to 11 years old to further build an immunization barrier in the capital.

As of 24:00 on January 17, Beijing had received a total of 58.041 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, vaccinated 22.566 million people, vaccinated 21.897 million people, and strengthened immunization against 13.684 million people. Among them, the cumulative number of 8.266 million doses and vaccinations of 3.13 million people aged 60 and above, and the cumulative vaccination of 3 to 11 years old people is 2.847 million doses, vaccinated 1.505 million people.

In the face of the simultaneous attack of Aumicron and Delta, has the policy of entering and returning to Beijing been adjusted? At the press conference held on the 18th, Xu Hejian, spokesman of the Beijing Municipal Government, reiterated that in order to further detect and control the risk of the epidemic in advance, on the basis of the policy of entering and returning to Beijing with a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours and a green code of "Beijing Health Treasure", from 00:00 on January 22, 2022 to the end of March, those returning to Beijing need to undergo a nucleic acid test within 72 hours after arriving in Beijing.

However, he said that those who leave Beijing within 72 hours of arriving in Beijing do not need to undergo nucleic acid testing. Infants and young children aged 3 and under do not need to undergo nucleic acid testing within 72 hours after arriving in Beijing.

Xu Hejian stressed that commuters in the ring Beijing area continue to implement in accordance with the existing policy provisions, that is, the first time they enter and return to Beijing, they must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours, and then they can hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate for 14 days for each entry and return to Beijing. However, in view of the current epidemic situation, commuters in the direction of Tianjin must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours every time they enter and return to Beijing, and will adjust the policy in a timely manner after the epidemic situation stabilizes. (End)