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Proper mask-wearing critical | 2022-09-02
Most COVID cases discovered recently in Shenzhen since Aug. 23 were identified having BF.15, a new mutation of the Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1, according to the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
City runs normally under controllable COVID situation | 2022-09-02
Shenzhen is expected to see a relatively large number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the short term due to a cluster of infections. But as the number of positive cases found in communities decreased significantly Thursday, the city’s COVID situation is generally stable and controllable, according to a press conference held Thursday.
SZ institute involved in developing anti-SARS-CoV-2 nanomaterial | 2022-09-01
Chinese researchers, with a team from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), have recently developed a nanomaterial that targets the spike protein of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Delta and Omicron, and promotes viral elimination.
2 negative COVID test results in 48 hours required when leaving city | 2022-09-01
Residents in Shenzhen are advised not to leave the city unless necessary. From today, those who have to leave must present the negative results of two nucleic acid tests taken within 48 hours, the city’s COVID prevention and control headquarters office said last night.
SZ enhances rapid response capabilities amid fresh outbreak | 2022-08-31
Shenzhen has endeavored to reinforce its capabilities in response to the latest COVID-19 outbreak mainly caused by the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5, which has posed more severe challenges to the city’s COVID prevention and control work, according to a press conference yesterday.
What we know about the Omicron subvariant BA.5? | 2022-08-31
Most COVID cases discovered recently in Shenzhen since Aug. 23 were identified having BF.15, a new mutation of the Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1 while some other cases were identified having BA.5.2, BA.5.2.1 and BA.2.2, according to local health authorities.
New omicron mutation BF.15 detected | 2022-08-30
Shenzhen has discovered BF.15, a new mutation of the omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1, among the city’s COVID-19 infections found since Aug. 23. It was the first time that the new omicron mutation appeared in Shenzhen, a municipal health official said at a press conference yesterday.
New omicron mutation BF.15 detected in city for first time | 2022-08-30
Shenzhen has discovered BF.15, a new mutation of the omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1, among the city’s COVID-19 infections found since Aug. 23. It was the first time that the new omicron mutation appeared in Shenzhen, a municipal health official said at a press conference yesterday.
People in 6 subdistricts required to stay at home for four days | 2022-08-29
Resiedents in Futian District’s Yuanling, Huaqiangbei and Nanyuan subdistrics and Luohu District’s Guiyuan, Nanhu and Sungang subdistricts are required to stay at home for four days from today to Thursday due to tightened COVID-19 prevention and control measures, according to the notices issued by the districts’ anti-COVID authorities.
11 new COVID cases reported | 2022-08-22
The OH Bay Ferris wheel in Bao’an Coastal Cultural Park has suspended services starting Saturday following 11 new COVID-19 cases reported in Shenzhen, according to a notice issued by the operator yesterday.