Unique SARS-CoV-2 clusters causing a large COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.
Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, Wan-Mui Chan, Jonathan Daniel Ip, Allen Wing‐Ho Chu, Anthony Raymond Tam, Raymond Liu, Alan 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 Chik‐Yan Yip, Kwok‐Hung Chan, Herman Tse, Ivan Fan‐Ngai Hung, Kwok‐Yung Yuen
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases16 citations
Abstract
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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