Recently, Academician Zhong Nanshan said in an interview: The toxicity of Omickron mutant strain has weakened, the symptoms during early transmission are not so obvious, and the viral load is relatively low;
At the same time, Academician Zhong Nanshan also emphasized that although the Omickron mutant strain is very infectious to the new coronary pneumonia, we are confident that with our scientific and precise prevention and control measures and the gradual strengthening of vaccination, Guangzhou is expected to return to its pre-epidemic living status in the first half of next year.
1. Omickron is not scary, and severe illness does not mean life-threatening
According to Zhong Nanshan, so far, the spread of the Omickron mutation in China has not been severe. At present, no cases of Omickron mutation causing severe illness and death in humans have been found in the world.
"But there will be some mild symptoms during the early transmission process, such as coughing, runny nose, etc., but we must be alert to whether the virus's mutation and pathogenicity have increased."
2. The future evolutionary trend of the new coronavirus, the virulence will most likely weaken
Zhong Nanshan said that the future evolutionary trend of the new coronavirus is likely to change with time. Now we are studying the vaccine and the production process, and found that the virus's immune escape ability is getting weaker and weaker.
3. It is expected to return to the pre-epidemic living state in the first half of next year
According to Zhong Nanshan, China's epidemic control has now entered a normalized state. As long as some prevention and control measures are strictly observed, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distance, the epidemic can be prevented.
Now China has a lot of experience in controlling the epidemic, and we have also strengthened immunization of through vaccination, so we predict that we can return to our pre-epidemic living conditions in the first half of next year.