What will happen to the Nigerian variant of COVID-19 first discovered in Guangdong?

The Nigerian mutant in COVID-19 was found for the first time in Guangdong, which may lead to repeated infection.

On March 14, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a notice. On March 12, Nigerian mutant strain B. 1.525 was first found in nasopharyngeal swabs of two cases imported from abroad into COVID-19.

This is the first time that the mutant has appeared in China, and it is also the third time that the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention has discovered the COVID-19 mutant. The first two times were: the mutant 1. 1.7 was found in the throat swab samples of confirmed cases imported from COVID-19, England, and the mutant 5066 was isolated from the throat swab imported from COVID-19, South Africa on June 6, 65438.

It has been reported that the Nigerian mutant strain has enhanced the spread of the virus, easily leading to antibody neutralization and escape, and may lead to reinfection of cases infected with COVID-19.

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Guangdong CDC reminds the public to take precautions.

Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention will continue to strengthen the monitoring and research of COVID-19 mutant strains, do a good job in tracking the epidemic situation of imported cases and monitoring the virus variation, closely follow the evaluation of the immune protection effect of COVID-19 vaccine on the mutant strains, and further implement various prevention and control measures to ensure that the related mutant strains will not cause subsequent spread in Guangdong.

At the same time, the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminded the public that it is still necessary to adhere to good personal hygiene habits and maintain a "four-piece epidemic prevention set" of washing hands frequently, wearing a mask, being one meter away and being ventilated frequently.

The first discovery of Nigerian variant in COVID-19, Guangdong Province: It may lead to repeated infection.