The current epidemic in Sanya has spread within the province and spilled over. The virus strain has been detected for the first time in China. What are its characteristics?

In August 2022, a round of epidemic occurred in Sanya. As of August 5, 235 positive patients were diagnosed in Sanya. In addition, the epidemic in Sanya has also spread and spilled over, resulting in sporadic infections in several other cities in Hainan Province. According to genetic sequencing, the new coronavirus strain causing the current epidemic in Sanya is a mutated branch of the Omicron virus. This is also the first time this strain has been detected in my country. This strain is very concealed and extremely contagious.

The epidemics currently occurring in our country are basically caused by foreign epidemics that have not been effectively controlled. Most of the new coronavirus strains currently circulating are imported from abroad, and China cannot help but cooperate with them. Foreign exchanges, so such a situation is difficult to avoid, and there have always been sporadic cases of new coronavirus infection in China. Although the COVID-19 epidemic has plagued the world for more than two years, except for China, most countries in the world have not paid enough attention to the epidemic, which has led to the virus becoming more and more suitable for the human body.

As the new coronavirus develops, more and more mutated strains are produced, many of which are more contagious and will have an increasing impact on the human body, and even Many viruses cannot be accurately detected in the early stages, and the new coronavirus seems to be becoming more and more cunning. So the most effective way to curb the continued mutation of the new coronavirus is to effectively control the spread of the epidemic, which requires the joint efforts of all countries in the world.

What China can do now is to continuously strengthen and improve epidemic prevention measures to make people realize the importance of strict epidemic prevention, consciously regulate their behavior in daily life, and cooperate with the implementation of epidemic prevention policies. The COVID-19 epidemic seems to be becoming more and more part of people's lives, and many people have become relatively numb. However, the editor believes that we should not be careless when it comes to the epidemic. Everyone should contribute to the fight against the epidemic.