Article
Genomic surveillance of COVID-19 cases in Beijing.
Nature communications - 30 Oct 2020
Du Pengcheng, Ding Nan, Li Jiarui, Zhang Fujie, Wang Qi, Chen Zhihai, Song Chuan, Han Kai, Xie Wen, Liu Jingyuan, Wang Linghang, Wei Lirong, Ma Shanfang, Hua Mingxi, Yu Fengting, Wang Lin, Wang Wei, An Kang, Chen Jianjun, Liu Haizhou, Gao Guiju, Wang Sa, Huang Yanyi, Wu Angela R, Wang Jianbin, Liu Di, Zeng Hui, Chen Chen
Abstract excerpt
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Beijing before May, 2020 resulted from transmission following both domestic and global importation of cases. Here we present genomic surveillance data on 102 imported cases, which account for 17.2% of the total cases in Beijing. Our data suggest that all of the cases in Beijing can be broadly classified into one of three groups: Wuhan exposure, local transmission and overseas imports....
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