Chinanews client, Beijing, August 13 (Reporter Zhang Ni) The latest statistics from the WHO show that 142 countries and regions have reported cases of Delta strain infection
8, technological innovation and industrial Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering facilitate the work of members will be held a seminar Delta virus respiratory protection
Committee member The World Health Organization's weekly global epidemic report released on the 11th showed that in the early detection samples of people infected with the new crown mutant virus delta strain, the viral load is about 1,000 times higher than that of the original strain, which means that the delta strain replicates faster Faster, and there is a higher risk of re-infection
So, what impact does the prevalence of mutant strains have on the current epidemic prevention measures?
Regarding this issue, Lu Jianchun, a professor at the Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology of the Academy of Military Medicine of the Academy of Military Sciences , said in an interview with reporters that for ordinary people, vaccination is still an active and effective means of epidemic prevention
Academy of Sciences But it should be noted that even if the vaccine is given, you should not be too careless.
Lu Jianchun also suggested that if you go to a medium-to-high risk area or a large-scale crowded place, you should wear a relatively high-level mask for personal safety
Experts at the meeting also said that "Delta" has the characteristics of fast transmission, strong contagion, and atypical symptoms
In the opinion of experts, in order to provide better respiratory protection for personnel in special positions, the testing requirements for tightness should be gradually increased
Focus on the new crown pneumonia epidemic
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