SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202 012/01 (B.1.1.7) in a traveller from the UK to China

Mingxiao Yao; Fachun Jiang; Yuwei Zhang; Yan Li; Bo Pang; Hao Liang; Zengqiang Kou; Xiaolin Jiang; Hongling Wen; Yifei Xu

doi:10.1093/jtm/taab032

SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202 012/01 (B.1.1.7) in a traveller from the UK to China

J Travel Med. 2021 Jun 1;28(4):taab032. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab032.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Shandong Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Jinan, China.
² Qingdao Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Qingdao, China.
³ Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.

Abstract

We report the complete genome of SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01 in a traveler from the United Kingdom to China, representing the first such case in North China. This study highlights that intensive genomic sequencing enables early identification and rapid characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 importing to China.

Keywords: B.1.1.7; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; Kent variant; importation; pandemic; spread; transmissibility.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / virology*
China
Humans
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
Travel
United Kingdom