April 26, 2024

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Japan confirmed that an infection with new COVID-19 mutant virus was diagnosed

Japan confirmed that an infection with new COVID-19 mutant virus was diagnosed



 

Japan confirmed that an infection with new COVID-19 mutant virus was diagnosed.

 

On April 28, Sendai City, Japan confirmed that a new case of mutant virus was diagnosed in the country, the first time in the country!

 

Japan confirmed that an infection with new COVID-19 mutant virus was diagnosed

 

According to reports, the new strain discovered in Japan today is a recombinant strain of the Omicron branch strain “BA.1+BA.2”, but it is completely different from the previously discovered XE strain! And the current infectiousness and fatality rate are unknown!

 

Japan confirmed that an infection with new COVID-19 mutant virus was diagnosed

 

The first infected patient fell ill in late March this year. After going to the hospital, he was diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus. He had no history of traveling abroad before, and the patient’s symptoms were mild.

 

Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases pointed out that this time the new coronavirus has reorganized in places related to infectivity and is a rare type.

 

The results of genetic analysis show that this new strain has mixed genetic information of BA.1 and BA.2, and the characteristics of pathogenicity and infectivity are currently unknown.

 

 

 

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