Unique Clusters of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Causing a Large Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hong Kong. (5th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: To, Kelvin Kai-Wang; Chan, Wan-Mui; Ip, Jonathan Daniel; Chu, Allen Wing-Ho; Tam, Anthony Raymond; Liu, Raymond; Wu, Alan Ka-Lun; Lung, Kwok-Cheung; Tsang, Owen Tak-Yin; Lau, Daphne Pui-Ling; To, Wing-Kin; Kwan, Mike Yat-Wah; Yau, Yat-Sun; Ng, Anthony Chin-Ki; Yip, Cyril Chik-Yan; Chan, Kwok-Hung; Tse, Herman; Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai; Yuen, Kwok-Yung
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 73:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 142
• Publication Date: 2020-08-05
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 -- outbreak -- whole-genome sequencing; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1119
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: After 2 months of relative quiescence, a large coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak occurred in Hong Kong in July 2020 after gradual relaxation of social distancing policy. Unique severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (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.