(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) A total of more than 29.43 million cases have been confirmed in Brazil, and two cases of the “Delta Chron” variant have been confirmed
China News Agency, Sao Paulo, March 15 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 15th local time, there were 52,094 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, with a total of 29,432,157 confirmed cases; 336 new deaths. The cumulative number of deaths was 655,585; the cumulative recovery was 27,968,811.
Brazil Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga (Marcelo Queiroga) confirmed on the 15th that Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new coronary pneumonia “Deltacron” variant virus, which were found in Pará, northern Brazil. state and Amapá, which are the first cases of infection with this strain in Brazil.
Ciroga said that this is an infection case of a mutant strain of Delta (Delta) and Omicron (Omicron), and the discovery of this new strain is related to Brazil’s improved genomic testing capabilities. He said that Brazil is monitoring and tracking the two cases, and the Brazilian people need not panic. In response to the new strain, it is recommended that Brazilians complete the full course of vaccination as soon as possible, especially the third booster dose.
In January 2022, France discovered the first cases of infection with the “Delta Chron” variant strain. Since then, cases of infection with this strain have also been found in Belgium, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. At present, the Brazilian health agency has not officially adopted the name “Deltacron”. It is reported that the variant strain is currently named AY.4/BA.1 in medical research publications.
Ibaneis Rocha, mayor of the Federal District, where the capital Brasilia is located, said on the 15th that if the “Delta Coron” variant strain causes an increase in new crown cases, the district will resume the implementation of 5 days ago The recently cancelled “mandatory mask order” requires people to wear masks in public places.
According to Brazilian media statistics, as of 20:00 on the 15th, 174.6 million people in Brazil have been vaccinated with the first dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 81.29% of the total population; 158.1 million people have completed the full course of vaccination, accounting for 10% of the total population. 73.6%. In addition, more than 70.38 million people in Brazil received the third booster dose, accounting for 32.76% of the total population.
(China News Network)