China Publishes Coronavirus Genome Data
China has released genome sequencing data for the coronavirus responsible for a recent outbreak in Beijing and it has shared this data with WHO and GISAID.
Key Highlights
- The Beijing genome data was based on three samples - two human and one environmental - collected on the same day the Chinese capital reported its first new local COVID-19 infection in months.
- According to preliminary genomic and epidemiological study results, the virus is from Europe, but it is different from the virus currently spreading in Europe.
- On the origins of the strain that hit Beijing, China said it did not originate from the ....
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