上海病例感染为德尔塔病毒 - 2021年08月05日

Shanghai's new COVID-19 case was confirmed to have been infected by the hyper-contagious Delta variant from overseas sources, local health authorities revealed on Wednesday.

The patient was infected because he was exposed to an environment bearing the overseas virus, the city's disease control and prevention center said. He had indulged in high-risk behavior by untying his protective clothing and allowing himself to be exposed to a contaminated environment during July 22-23.

The patient, a 53-year-old driver at Pudong International Airport's cargo terminal, had not left Shanghai in the 14 days prior to his positive confirmation. The origin of the virus has no connection with the recent COVID-19 outbreak in other Chinese cities, according to Wu Jinglei, director of the Shanghai Health Commission.