Yes, The Semikron is back, this time with the new sub-variants of the Semikron, BA.4 and BA.5.
On the afternoon of July 11, the Official Website of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia released the news that someone in Cambodia has confirmed the new BA.4 and BA.5 cases of the Aomi Kerong variant strain.
Health Ministry spokesman Awanding said the mutant strains BA.4 and BA.5 spread very quickly. If the patient is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and implements the epidemic prevention measures of the Ministry of Health and the relevant departments, those infected with this mutant strain will have severe symptoms.
Why are BA.4 and BA.5 so ferocious?
These two are known as the strongest viruses in the world, and they are not small. The two variants are more similar to BA.2 than the BA.1 strain that triggered the Opichron outbreak in most countries at the end of last year. But BA.4 and BA.5 carry their own unique mutations, including changes in L452R and F486V in viral spike proteins that may alter their ability to bind to host cells, bypassing certain immune responses.
In simple terms,
BA.4和BA.5
Spread fast,
more contagious,
It also invades the lungs.
There are also data that show that
People who have been infected with the new crown virus,
People who are fully vaccinated
Both have the potential to infect BA.4 and BA.5!
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said covid-19 cases have risen in 110 countries, with the BA.4 and BA.5 variants driving the rise in case counts in many countries. The new variants of the new coronavirus, Omi kerong BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading around the world and have a tendency to flood.
At present, Europe and the United States have fallen, Southeast Asia has also been quietly broken through the defense line, at present, including Cambodia, 6 Southeast Asian countries have found BA.4, BA.5 -
At present, more than 1,000 people in Thailand are infected with BA.4/BA.5, and more than 400 cases have been reported in Bangkok; on July 4, Su Paji, director of the Department of Medical Science of the Ministry of Health of Thailand, updated the surveillance of the new subtype BA.4/BA.5 strain of Omicron, revealing that the current trend of infection of the new subtype BA.4/BA.5 in Thailand is growing, and it is expected that the new subtype BA.4/BA.5 strain of Omicron will soon dominate the national infection cases.
Singapore patients infected with the Omiljung BA.4 and BA.5 strains currently account for 50% of new cases and are expected to continue to climb next week, accounting for 70% to 80% of total cases.
Indonesia has soared to more than 1,000 new cases in a single day for five consecutive days, affected by the variants BA.4 and BA.5 of the coronavirus disease Olmi kerong, and if left uncontrolled, it is expected that by the end of next month, the number of new cases in a single day will reach 20,000.
Malaysia has discovered a new variant of Omicron, BA.5, and Health Minister Carey said it could trigger a fourth wave of COVID-19, prompting people to immediately administer intensive vaccinations to prevent the epidemic.
Vietnam added 568 new cases on July 11, and the Ministry of Health issued an emergency notice: response to the new variant OF Aomi Kerong, BA.4/5;
The discovery of a new virus in Cambodia has also aroused the concern and attention of the Ministry of Health after the discovery of BA.4 and BA.5 strains in Cambodia. At present, the Ministry of Health has not disclosed the specific number of cases of infection with ba.4 and BA.5 strains.
The emergence of BA.4 and BA.5 has caused concern in Cambodia
Cambodian Ministry of Health spokesman Owan Din said that in the past two weeks, Cambodia has had new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia every day.
She said with concern that the mutant strains BA.4 and BA.5 spread very quickly. If the patient is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and implements the epidemic prevention measures of the Ministry of Health and the relevant departments, those infected with this mutant strain will have severe symptoms.
"We must not underestimate the likelihood that BA.4 and BA.5 will infect and attack individuals, especially if the situation in Cambodia is relatively small." She urged the public to be vigilant and continue to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
In addition to the enemy of the Ministry of Health, the local population in Cambodia has also expressed concern about the virus.
Netizen 1: We must get vaccinated as soon as possible, 3 injections are not enough, but also the 4th and 5th injections;
Netizen 2: The old virus has not been solved, the new virus is coming, so terrible!
Netizen 3: Continue to follow the three noes and three precautions, friend, this is not a joke!
In addition, with the resurgence of the epidemic in Cambodia, locals have also strengthened epidemic prevention measures. For example, crowded public places, such as some vegetable markets and supermarkets in Phnom Penh City, have restarted scanning the QR code to enter, and epidemic prevention measures such as showing vaccine cards, measuring body temperature, alcohol disinfection and other epidemic prevention measures in public places, in addition, since the epidemic was rediscovered in Cambodia, people have also actively gone to get the new crown vaccine.
*At the entrance of a supermarket, customers need to scan the epidemic prevention QR code before entering
*In the wet market, there are officials who check people's vaccine cards
*People show their vaccination cards
*Customers are required to take their temperature before entering a supermarket
*People are vaccinated with booster shots
China Southern Airlines cancelled its flight on July 19
It is worth noting that on July 11, according to the cambodian public account of China Southern Airlines:
Due to epidemic prevention and control reasons, China Southern Airlines plans to cancel the original flight from Phnom Penh to Guangzhou CZ8314 on July 19. The schedule of the CZ8313 flight from Guangzhou to Phnom Penh remains unchanged, which is implemented every Tuesday and does not carry passengers on the return trip.
The news also triggered a heated discussion among compatriots returning to China: because the epidemic prevention and control was canceled, the road back to China was tortuous!
Today, the re-emergence of the epidemic in Cambodia has jointly aroused the concern and attention of government departments and the public. The emergence of a new type of mutant virus is a new round of test for Cambodians and compatriots who are about to return home, and they need to be vigilant and strengthen protection. #柬埔寨 #