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New Omicron variant identified in NE China's port city of Dandong
By Global TimesPublished: Jul 20, 2022 12:04 AM
A local asymptomatic infection discovered in the port city of Dandong, in Northeast China's Liaoning Province, was identified as a new sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.2.3. No viral sequence with small genomic differences to the strain has been found either in the domestic or in the global data base, the local health authority announced on Tuesday.
The asymptomatic carrier, a resident of Langtou town in Dandong's Zhenxing district, was detected on Sunday. At total of 33 close contacts and 75 secondary contacts were placed under quarantine immediately. All of them tested negative on Sunday and Monday.
According to the local health commission, a new positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed on Tuesday morning. The infection was a recovered COVID-19 patient who was released from quarantine and came from another place to Dandong for work.
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By Global TimesPublished: Jul 20, 2022 12:04 AM
A local asymptomatic infection discovered in the port city of Dandong, in Northeast China's Liaoning Province, was identified as a new sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.2.3. No viral sequence with small genomic differences to the strain has been found either in the domestic or in the global data base, the local health authority announced on Tuesday.
The asymptomatic carrier, a resident of Langtou town in Dandong's Zhenxing district, was detected on Sunday. At total of 33 close contacts and 75 secondary contacts were placed under quarantine immediately. All of them tested negative on Sunday and Monday.
According to the local health commission, a new positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed on Tuesday morning. The infection was a recovered COVID-19 patient who was released from quarantine and came from another place to Dandong for work.
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202207/1270950.shtml