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BA.5 variant has emerged domestically, with faster spread, higher viral load and increased risk of severe illness
2022-07-07 17:58:59 Source: Medical Novi
Anhui report
The new coronavirus usually infects humans through the respiratory tract and causes damage to the respiratory system and various organs of the human body. Since the first outbreak at the end of 2019, the novel coronavirus is still raging around the world, causing great negative impact on the world economy and society.
On July 2, a new round of epidemic occurred in Xi'an. The Shaanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted whole-genome sequencing on the nucleic acid samples of positive infected persons and determined that it was the Omicron BA.5 variant strain . This is the first report of BA.5 in mainland China. local epidemic.
When introducing the BA.5.2 branch that caused the epidemic in Xi'an, the relevant person in charge of Xi'an said that the CT value of the infected cases was low and the infection was strong. The low CT value of BA.5.2 means that the infected person has a large viral load, and a large load represents a large number of viruses in the body, which is easy to spread and easy to be detected.
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2022-07-07 17:58:59 Source: Medical Novi
The new coronavirus usually infects humans through the respiratory tract and causes damage to the respiratory system and various organs of the human body. Since the first outbreak at the end of 2019, the novel coronavirus is still raging around the world, causing great negative impact on the world economy and society.
On July 2, a new round of epidemic occurred in Xi'an. The Shaanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted whole-genome sequencing on the nucleic acid samples of positive infected persons and determined that it was the Omicron BA.5 variant strain . This is the first report of BA.5 in mainland China. local epidemic.
When introducing the BA.5.2 branch that caused the epidemic in Xi'an, the relevant person in charge of Xi'an said that the CT value of the infected cases was low and the infection was strong. The low CT value of BA.5.2 means that the infected person has a large viral load, and a large load represents a large number of viruses in the body, which is easy to spread and easy to be detected.
more...
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