This is reported by Zeng Guang, epidemiologist of the health authority, according to the "Global Times". The results are to be compared with analyzes from other countries in order to trace the lineage of the pathogen.
It is normal for the genetic makeup of viruses to mutate over time and new subtypes to emerge. Properties of a virus can change, but do not have to. In the recent outbreak in Beijing, the virus was traced back to a chopping board on the Xinfadi wholesale market,
where imported salmon had been processed. China imports salmon from several countries like Norway, Chile, Australia, Canada and the Faroe Islands. The Xinfadi market was largely closed on Friday by the authorities.
Hundreds of police officers cordoned off the restricted areas and monitored the market. However, the national health commission reported 57 confirmed infections nationwide on Saturday alone. It is the highest number since April. 36 cases were found in Beijing,
including 27 related to the market. The number of local infections has increased dramatically in the past few days: the first case of infection in Beijing had only been registered in Beijing on Thursday.
Because of the new cases, parts of the capital were cordoned off on Saturday. In eleven residential areas in the southern district of Fengtai,
residents were prohibited from leaving their homes and nine kindergartens and primary schools were closed. Six other markets were also closed. Beijing's market surveillance authorities ordered a city-wide inspection that focused on fresh and
frozen meat, poultry and fish in supermarkets, warehouses and catering services. How far the virus has spread again is difficult to estimate. Among those infected is the driver of a Beijing airport shuttle bus.
He visited the Xinfadi wholesale market on June 3, felt uncomfortable afterwards and got a fever on Friday, reports the "Global Times". He went to three hospitals until he was diagnosed with Covid-19.
Scientists assume that the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen originally jumped from animals to humans, presumably at a wildlife market in the metropolis of China, Wuhan. Meanwhile, Beijing has called on the authorities to "go to war" to prevent the spread.
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According to “RND” (Redaction Network Germany), there was also worrying information on a private Chinese news platform. On June 4, one of the new infected people from Beijing is said to have complained that he has had symptoms for some time.
According to “RND” (Redaction Network Germany), there was also worrying information on a private Chinese news platform. On June 4, one of the new infected people from Beijing is said to have complained that he has had symptoms for some time.
So how long the infection line has been raging is unclear. Officials said the Chinese authorities had announced on Friday that there were dozens of new infections related to the Beijing wholesale market. As sayed it should be a mutation.
more districts are now under lockdown due to a likely mutation of the coronavirus.
a second infection ground was found in Bejing
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A new coronavirus mutation called D614 G has increased the number of "spikes" on the coronavirus and, according to a report by U.S. researchers, may dramatically improve its ability to infect cells.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
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A new coronavirus mutation called D614 G has increased the number of "spikes" on the coronavirus and, according to a report by U.S. researchers, may dramatically improve its ability to infect cells.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
