Shenzhen's first BF.7 mutant strain, Xinjiang's spillover infections have decreased significantly

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Comprehensive news: China’s National Health Commission informed on the 11th that there were 491 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in mainland China on the 10th, of which 64 cases were imported from abroad and 427 cases were local. There were 1,758 new cases of asymptomatic infection, of which 96 were imported from abroad and 1,662 were local cases. There were no new fatal cases.
As of 24:00 on the 10th, there were 4104 confirmed cases in mainland China, 5226 cumulative deaths, and 254,066 cumulative reported confirmed cases. There are 644 confirmed cases and 24,725 cumulative confirmed cases of overseas importation, with no deaths.
Mainland China’s daily increase in local infections broke 2,000 cases again Hohhot this round of infections exceeded 4,000 cases
Mainland China added 2,089 new cases of local pneumonia (confirmed + asymptomatic) on the 10th, exceeding 2,000 cases again after a gap of nearly two months, affecting 28 provinces. Among them, 427 new local confirmed cases came from 22 provinces: 145 cases in Inner Mongolia, 82 cases in Xinjiang, 38 cases in Guangdong, 26 cases in Chongqing, 18 cases in Sichuan, 16 cases in Shanxi, 13 cases in Beijing, 12 cases in Henan, 11 cases each in Liaoning and Yunnan, 10 cases in Ningxia, and single-digit new cases in each of the other 11 provinces.
There were 1662 new cases of indigenous asymptomatic infections in 28 provinces: 637 cases in Inner Mongolia, 375 cases in Xinjiang, 177 cases in Sichuan, 55 cases in Gansu, 39 cases in Ningxia, 37 cases in Yunnan, 29 cases in Hubei, 26 cases in Henan, 25 cases in Guangdong, 24 cases each in Shanghai and Chongqing, 23 cases in Jiangsu, 21 cases each in Shanxi and Tibet, 20 cases in Anhui, and less than 20 cases in each of the other 13 provinces. The other 13 provinces have less than 20 new cases.
In Inner Mongolia, there were 145 new confirmed cases and 637 asymptomatic cases on the 10th, with the daily increase of local infections exceeding 500 cases for 5 consecutive days, and hitting a new high since the current round of the epidemic. In Hohhot, 113 new cases were confirmed and 574 asymptomatic cases were reported. As of 24:00 on the 10th, Hohhot City has reported more than 4,000 cases of local infections, accounting for more than 90% of the total number of local infections in the current round of the epidemic in Inner Mongolia.
The city of Hohhot introduced on the 11th that the city’s current round of infected people are mainly asymptomatic and light, common type, and since October 8, cured cases have started to be discharged one after another. It is reported that the city’s current outbreak began on September 28, and the virus belongs to the evolutionary branch of the Omicron BF.7 variant.
Shenzhen has a new round of outbreaks, the first BF.7 mutant strain was found
Guangdong Province on the 10th new local confirmed 38 cases (including 10 cases for asymptomatic infected to confirmed), asymptomatic infected 25 cases, involving Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shaoguan and many other places, including Shenzhen new local confirmed 14 cases, asymptomatic 19 cases.
Shenzhen reported on the 11th, after the National Day holiday, a new round of epidemic in Shenzhen, October 8-10, a total of 46 cases of local cases reported, including 32 cases of people from other provinces and cities to return and their associated cases. Among all cases in the city since October 9, most of the infected strains were BF.7, BA.2.76 and BA.2.2 variants, with the BF.7 variant being the first detected in Shenzhen.
Prior to this, the BF.7 variant of Omicron was found in Hohhot and Ulanhot in Inner Mongolia, Shaoguan in Guangdong and Yantai in Shandong. It is reported that compared to other strains, BF.7 evolutionary branch has stronger infectivity, proliferation and escapability, which is very easy to cause the spread of a large area, the epidemic disposal, control difficulty than ever multiplied.
Shenzhen officials said that all infected people in the city are currently found in the early stages of the disease, the risk of a large-scale outbreak is low, the city’s epidemic prevention and control situation is generally under control. However, Shenzhen continues to face the risk and pressure of domestic and foreign epidemic importation, the epidemic prevention and control situation is very serious. For this reason, Shenzhen requires all incoming and outgoing personnel to perform “three days, three tests and three no’s” upon arrival, i.e. one test per day for three days, no dinners, no parties, no crowded places and no visitors during this period.
The number of infected people in Xinjiang decreased significantly, and the number of stranded tourists in Tibet dropped to 516.
Xinjiang 10 new local confirmed 82 cases and 375 asymptomatic infections. Since the rebound of the current round of the epidemic, Xinjiang has reported a total of more than 2,000 cases of indigenous infections.
According to the briefing, the daily number of new local infections in Xinjiang is still high, the risk of community transmission is high, and the pressure to prevent rebound, spread and spillover is still formidable. Xinjiang insists on taking the prevention of spillover as the top priority of the current epidemic prevention and control, guarding the major channels in and out of Xinjiang and effectively preventing and controlling the risk of spillover of the epidemic. Relevant data show that since October 5, the number of infected persons reported daily in Xinjiang has decreased significantly, and the work of preventing spillover has achieved obvious results.
The current round of outbreaks in Xinjiang, which began on July 30, was already under control at the end of August, but since mid-September, the outbreak has rebounded in some areas of Xinjiang, and the rebound has increased since October, with spillover to several provinces.
Tibet 10 new native confirmed 4 cases, asymptomatic infected 21 cases, the daily increase in the number of native infections fluctuate down. The Tibet Autonomous Region officials said on the 11th, since the outbreak of the epidemic, the region’s tourism sector for stranded tourists to arrange special nucleic acid testing points, and actively contact civil aviation, railroad and transportation departments, a total of more than 18,000 tourists to solve the difficulties of ticketing. As of 24:00 on the 10th, the number of tourists stranded in Tibet due to the epidemic has dropped from the initial 90,000 to 516.
The number of infected people in Luzhou, Sichuan province has increased significantly, and many places in Xi’an have suspended offline teaching activities
Sichuan Province added 195 new cases of local infections on the 10th (18 confirmed cases and 177 asymptomatic infections), 19 of which were returned from outside the province and 7 cases were referred for confirmation by previous asymptomatic infections. Among the 169 new cases in the province, 157 cases were found in Luzhou, with a sharp increase in the number of infections.
The outbreak in Luzhou occurred mainly in Xuyong County. According to Xuyong County, on the evening of October 8, the county detected 14 cases of nucleic acid-positive persons during nucleic acid screening of key populations, 11 of which had no social surface activity track. As of 14:00 on the 10th, the county has 196 cases of indigenous infections.
After the outbreak, Xuyong County quickly launched an emergency response. From 7:00 on the 9th, temporary controls were implemented throughout the county, and all residents were in principle “home free”. Luzhou City also requires people in Luzhou to “not leave Luzhou unless necessary” in principle.
In Shaanxi Province, there were 24 new cases of local infections on the 10th, including 11 cases in Xi’an. According to Xi’an City, 4 of the infected people are returning from outside the province and 7 are close contacts of diagnosed cases. Three of the cases were found during active medical visits, suggesting a risk of transmission of the outbreak.
In the early morning of the 11th, the Xi’an Multiple Education Bureau issued a suspension notice: from October 11 onwards, except for middle and high school graduation grades, primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, full-time training schools, non-graduation grades in vocational schools, and part-time training schools, youth activity centers and grassroots activity stations will all suspend offline teaching activities. (End)