Hubei disease control experts remind: about the Omicron BA.2.76 variant strain, you should know these

The current round of new crown epidemics in Wuhan, Xiaogan, Huanggang and other places in our province, most of the infected people are caused by the Omicron BA.2.76 variant strain infection. Hubei disease control experts will take you to understand the Omicron BA.2.76 variant, so as not to panic, not to be afraid, to respond scientifically, and to prevent and control accurately.

1. Features of Omicron BA.2.76

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is highly contagious and spreads fast The

BA.2.76 variant is currently the most infectious and the fastest spreading strain, it can enter the host cell in about 2 minutes. Rapid exponential replication in the upper respiratory tract, release of mature viral particles from infected cells after 12-24 hours, and the fastest transmission of the virus to another individual in less than 24 hours. It can spread to one generation in less than 2 days.

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The virulence of the virus is relatively low, and the symptoms of infected people are not severe. Symptomatic patients mainly have some non-specific symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, etc., which also increases the difficulty of early detection and early control of cases, which is easy to spread and increase the difficulty of prevention and control. 2. How to do personal protection When taking the elevator, when taking public transportation, when entering crowded public places, you should wear a mask; when seeking medical treatment, it is recommended to wear a disposable medical surgical mask or above. Masks need to be replaced in time, and the cumulative wearing time of each mask is generally no more than 8 hours. Handwashing is one of the simple and effective measures to prevent infectious diseases. Wash your hands when your hands are dirty; wash your hands before meals and after using the toilet; wash your hands after going out and returning home, after nursing a sick person, after coughing or sneezing, after cleaning, after touching couriers, and after touching public facilities such as elevator buttons and door handles or hand sanitizer.

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Close gatherings where you take off your mask is an important channel for the spread of the virus. Gatherings and gatherings in closed public places are likely to cause the spread of respiratory infectious diseases.

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When queuing, paying, talking, exercising, visiting, and shopping, you must maintain a social distance of more than 1 meter, and avoid close face-to-face conversations loudly.

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Do a good job in personal health monitoring

When there are symptoms of suspected new coronary pneumonia, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath and other symptoms, timely monitor the body temperature and take the initiative to seek medical treatment. Especially if you have been to epidemic-endemic areas and communities with reported cases in recent days, you should take the initiative to report to the local village (neighborhood) committee or medical and health institution.

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is infected with the virus, the length of the incubation period varies among individuals. From exposure to the virus to positive detection, some people need a day, and some people need a longer time. In order to effectively detect the new crown hidden in the community Those infected with the virus need to carry out multiple rounds of nucleic acid testing in a row. For the health of you and your family, please take the initiative to cooperate in carrying out nucleic acid testing, so as to achieve "everything that should be tested"

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In public places, cooperate with measures such as temperature measurement, code inspection, keeping distance and other measures. In accordance with epidemic prevention requirements, cooperate to complete information registration, epidemic investigation, nucleic acid screening, community investigation and isolation control

​​Source: Central Health Education Institute

Editor: Central Health Education Institute

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