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Tianjin Omicron case imported from Europe, Guangdong case imported from Canada
Published on: 2021-12-16
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Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the city — the first on the Chinese mainland. The patient, who was asymptomatic, came from a European country, said Gu Qing, the head of the center.Gu declined to name the country. The person arrived on Dec 9.
 

Authorities identified the Omicron variant through genome sequencing of samples collected from the patient on Monday at a designated hospital.
 

The center confirmed that the infection was the Omicron variant B.1.1.529.
 

The case of Omicron variant detected in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, was an imported case flying back from Canada on November 27, authorities in Shanghai revealed on Wednesday.
 

The person received quarantine upon arrival in Shanghai. During the quarantine period, his four tests results were all negative and he showed no symptoms of fever, according to the local government of Shanghai on Wednesday in a release on specific travel routes of the case within Shanghai.
 

The case, a 67-year-old man, then returned to Guangzhou by flight CA1837 from Shanghai on December 11 and was detected to be infected with Omicron in Guangzhou while undergoing home quarantine in Guangzhou on Monday, Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission reported.
 

As a critical transit point of the Omicron-infected case, Shanghai took precautionary measures. A total of 799 people were screened and their tests results turned to be negative. Environmental testing samples were also negative.
 

On Wednesday, Central China's Henan Province reported one close contact of the Omicron-infected patient in Guangzhou. They were on the same flight when returning from Canada to Shanghai on November 27.
 

It is unknown how many people were in the same flight with the Omicron-infected patient in Guangzhou, and the status of the rest of the passengers is also not known.
 

天津检出奥密克戎株来自欧洲入境人员

天津此次发现的奥密克戎变异株,是中国内地首次检出。它来自欧洲的入境人员,该人员在天津入境时体温正常,申报无异常。经海关检疫排查采样后,全程闭环管理转送至西青区集中隔离医学观察点。12月9日新冠病毒核酸检测结果为阳性,即由120救护车转送至海河医院就诊。该病例是一名无症状感染者,目前无咳嗽、发烧等症状。为防范奥密克戎变异株病毒在医院内的传播,天津还专门划定了奥密克戎变异株病毒感染者的专用病区,同时由专门一支医疗队伍进行治疗。到目前为止,在对该航班入境人员的核酸检测中,尚未发现存在其他的感染者。
 

针对广州境外输入奥密克戎感染者的在沪轨迹情况
 

12月15日,上海发布官微回复称该人员于11月27日自加拿大入境后即按规定集中隔离。其间无发热等症状,4次核酸检测均为阴性。解除隔离当日前往广州。
 

截至12月15日8时,累计排查管控相关人员799人,核酸检测结果均为阴性;采集环境样本338件,核酸检测结果均为阴性,相关环境均已落实终末消毒。

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