Unique SARS-CoV-2 clusters causing a large COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.

Kelvin K. W. To,Wan-Mui Chan,Jonathan Daniel Ip,Allen Wing-Ho Chu,Anthony Raymond Tam,Raymond Liu,Alan K. L. Wu,Kwok-Cheung Lung,Owen Tak-Yin Tsang,Daphne Pui Ling Lau,Wing Kin To,Mike Yat Wah Kwan,Yat Sun Yau,Anthony Chin-Ki Ng,Cyril C. Y. Yip,Kwok-Hung Chan,Herman Tse,Ivan Hung,Kwok-Yung Yuen

Unique SARS-CoV-2 clusters causing a large COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.

2020

Kelvin K. W. To
Wan-Mui Chan
Jonathan Daniel Ip
Allen Wing-Ho Chu
Anthony Raymond Tam
Raymond Liu
Alan K. L. Wu
Kwok-Cheung Lung
Owen Tak-Yin Tsang
Daphne Pui Ling Lau
Wing Kin To
Mike Yat Wah Kwan
Yat Sun Yau
Anthony Chin-Ki Ng
Cyril C. Y. Yip
Kwok-Hung Chan
Herman Tse
Ivan Hung
Kwok-Yung Yuen

After two months of relative quiescence, a large COVID-19 outbreak occurred in Hong Kong in July 2020 after gradual relaxation of social distancing policy. Two unique SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic clusters have been identified among locally-acquired cases, with most genomes belonging to cluster HK1 which is phylogenetically related to SARS-CoV-2 reported overseas.

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Medicine
Genetics
2019 20 coronavirus outbreak
Phylogenetic tree
Genome
Coronavirus disease 2019
Outbreak
Whole genome sequencing
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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