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Highly contagious Omicron variant BA.5.1.7 identified in Chinese mainland for first time
By Global Times
Published: Oct 10, 2022 12:31 AM
A new Omicron variant that has caused multiple infections in Shaoguan, South China's Guangdong Province, has been identified as the subvariant BA.5.1.7. It's the first time the variant has been detected in the Chinese mainland.
According to the Shaoguan government, there have been a number of imported COVID-19 cases with multiple sources and multiple chains in the city, leading to successive positive cases in Shaoguan.
The latest flare-up in the city has two major transmission chains respectively caused by Omicron variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7, both of which are highly infectious with fast spreading speed, a statement from the official social media account of the local people's government said on Sunday.
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By Global Times
Published: Oct 10, 2022 12:31 AM
A new Omicron variant that has caused multiple infections in Shaoguan, South China's Guangdong Province, has been identified as the subvariant BA.5.1.7. It's the first time the variant has been detected in the Chinese mainland.
According to the Shaoguan government, there have been a number of imported COVID-19 cases with multiple sources and multiple chains in the city, leading to successive positive cases in Shaoguan.
The latest flare-up in the city has two major transmission chains respectively caused by Omicron variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7, both of which are highly infectious with fast spreading speed, a statement from the official social media account of the local people's government said on Sunday.
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