Importation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Beijing, China

Omicron (B.1.1.529), the fifth variant of concern (VOC) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was firstly identified in November 2021 in South Africa. Omicron contains far more genome mutations than any other VOCs ever found, raising significant concerns about its increase...

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Main Authors: Fu Li, Zhichao Liang, Shujuan Cui, Bing Lv, Zhaomin Feng, Hui Xu, Lei Jia, Peng Yang, Quanyi Wang, Yang Pan, Daitao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Biosafety and Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053622000519