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The city of Shanghai has discovered a COVID-19 case involving a new subvariant Omicron BA.5.2.1, an official told a briefing on Sunday, signalling the complications China faces to keep up with new ...
May 23, 202302:11 During China’s first Covid wave in December and January, a different omicron variant was infecting millions of people every day, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums in...
China has detected locally-transmitted omicron infections in the capital Beijing, the financial center Shanghai, and Guangdong, where the southern technology center of Shenzhen is located, which ...
China said the omicron variant of Covid-19 was confirmed in infections in Shanghai and Guangdong province, adding additional pressure on authorities to contain the highly contagious strain ahead ...
16:16 UTC+8, 2023-05-28 The overall COVID-19 infections in China have entered a low prevalence level since mid-May, and the vast majority of COVID-19 patients show mild symptoms, medical experts said.
Not so long ago, two new vaccines specifically targeting the Omicron strain were also distributed to various districts in Shanghai, namely an SCTV01E vaccine from Sinocelltech and a mRNA vaccine from CSPC Pharmaceutical Group.
Dr. Zhang Wenhong, director of centre for infectious diseases at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, said that the rise in cases “should not have a huge impact overall on economic activity and life” owing to which China should not choose harsh restrictions and lockdowns.
Some community hospitals in Shanghai have introduced new COVID-19 vaccines covering the Omicron variants, including the protein subunit vaccine and the mRNA vaccine, which are available for people ...
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantCOVID-19
The Omicron variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021. On 26 November 2021, the WHO designated it as a variant of concern and named it "Omicron", the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet. wikipedia.org
- On 24 November 2021, the variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa, based on samples that had been collected from 14 to 16 November.
- The Omicron variant likely will spread more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and how easily Omicron spreads compared to Delta remains unknown. CDC expects that anyone with Omicron infection can spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or don’t have symptoms.
- More data are needed to know if Omicron infections, and especially reinfections and breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated, cause more severe illness or death than infection with other variants.
- Current vaccines are expected to protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to infection with the Omicron variant. However, breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated are likely to occur.
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