After receiving the notification from the superior epidemic prevention, 2 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were discovered on January 16. One of the cases was found in the nucleic acid screening, it was a variant of Omicron. This is also the first time that Omicron has been detected in our city. As of 21:00 on the 16th, a total of 17 cases have been reported in the city. After preliminary investigation, the main activity trajectories of the new cases involve Longgang District and Pingshan District.
"The Omicron variant has the characteristics of fast transmission, high viral load and strong transmission ability. As the Omicron variant spreads and spreads in more and more countries and regions around the world, it is imported through people and things. The risk in our country is also gradually increasing." Lu Jianhua, chief physician of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that there is no need to panic，the Omicron epidemic is also preventable and controllable.Wearing a mask is still an effective way to stop the spread of the virus, the same applies to the Omicron variant. Everyone should also wash their hands frequently and ventilate the room well, especially when touching domestic and foreign express packages, wear masks and pay attention to hand hygiene. Travel to medium- and high-risk areas should be minimized, personal protection should be strengthened during travel and hand hygiene should be paid attention to reduce the chance of contracting the Omicron variant.
In response to the call of superiors for epidemic prevention, Medicalet advocated that from now on, employees entering the company must provide a negative nucleic acid certificate within 48 hours. Wash your hands frequently and ventilate daily, wear a mask when entering and leaving the meeting room. It is recommended to celebrate the New Year in place, to actively cooperate with community epidemic prevention work.