At the press conference, Wu Linbo, Deputy Secretary General of Guangzhou Municipal Government, said that a new novel corona virus infection had occurred in Guangzhou since April 8, and 22 new novel corona virus infections had been reported from 0 o 'clock on April 9 to 14 o 'clock on April 10. A total of 23 novel corona virus infections have been reported. In terms of regional distribution, baiyun district, Yuexiu District, Haizhu District and Tianhe District have reported 19 cases, 2 cases, 1 case and 1 case respectively.

According to the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission on Monday, two new local confirmed cases were reported in Guangzhou between 12 am On Saturday and 8 am on Saturday. The virus is the Ba.2 branch of omicron variant strain, which has low homology with the strain detected in Guangdong Province, suggesting a new transmission chain.