Beijing says current outbreak was caused by 'some people or goods' that entered the capital. FMTNews
Workers spray disinfectant in the central hall of the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing on Thursday.
Some 183 people have been infected in the resurgence that began eight days ago linked to Beijing’s sprawling wholesale food centre of Xinfadi. It was critical to establish when the virus arrived in Beijing, how many people were infected along the way, and what factors amplified its spread, Ryan said. The US administration has blamed the Chinese government for moving too slowly to contain the initial outbreak.
Virus genome sequencing is a vital and rapidly-developing tool in the diagnosis of Covid-19 and in understanding the spread and control of the new coronavirus.Details published on China’s National Microbiology Data Center website revealed the Beijing genome data was based on three samples – two human and one environmental – collected on June 11.
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