Reporter : Wang Jingshuo
Editor : Luo Pan
Publisher : China Youth Daily, re-produced on China News Network
Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
"The source of infection in this round of Beijing epidemic may be contaminated items or infected people." Wu Zunyou, chief expert in epidemiology of the China CDC said in an exclusive interview with reporters from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily on 24 June.
It is once said that “SARS-CoV-2 comes from wild animals. There is a certain commonality between the environment of Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market and Wuhan Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.” Wu Zunyou said that it is safe to say that this round of epidemic in Beijing was not spread by wild animals.
After 56 days without cases, why did Beijing suddenly have new cases? He pointed out that the work of tracing the source of this round of virus is continuously advancing, and no clear reason has been found yet. However, preliminary investigations revealed that the novel coronavirus in Beijing is closely related to European strains.
Wu Zunyou believes that the source of infection in this round of epidemic in Beijing may be infected objects or people. Specifically, it may be some items stored in a low temperature environment, which allows the virus to survive longer; or the operator of a new place that has been to the epidemic area after resuming production; has been to the epidemic area or with patients Shoppers who have been in contact with the new place, these people have already been infected, but because the symptoms are lighter, they did not notice it, and then brought the virus into the new place.
The earliest places where the epidemics occurred in Beijing and Wuhan were markets, and they were both in the seafood sales area. Why is it easy to form a high virus content transmission center in such a local environment? He said that relevant experts are going to Xinfa to conduct a new round of verification. "We are constantly collecting data to verify the aforementioned scientific assumptions."
Wu Zunyou said frankly that it is not easy to find the true source of the coronavirus. For example, AIDS has been under source-tracing for 40 years since its discovery to the present. "However, experts are working from different angles, hoping to find the source of the coronavirus as soon as possible."
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