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2021.08.05 15:37 GMT+8

First 2 COVID-19 cases in Yantai belong to Delta strain

Updated 2021.08.05 15:37 GMT+8
CGTN

The first two COVID-19 cases reported in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, amid the latest outbreak since July 31, belong to the Delta variant, local government said on Thursday. 

After gene sequencing, the strains of the first and second cases in Yantai were homologous to the Delta variant detected in Nanjing Lukou International Airport.

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