WHO: New coronavirus emerging in Beijing is closely related to European strains
On the 19th local time, the technical director of the WHO Health Emergency Project Maria van Kokhov said that the gene sequence of the new coronavirus that appeared in Beijing has been uploaded and shared, showing that it is closely related to the new European coronavirus strain.
Michael Ryan, the head of the WHO Health Emergency Program, said that there are currently different strains of transmission, which does not mean that the disease is from Europe. It is very likely that the virus was imported from outside Beijing. Now it is important to determine when it will be introduced. As well as the chain of viral transmission, WHO is pleased to see the high-intensity investigations undertaken by Beijing to ensure that the source of cluster transmission is found. (Headquarters reporter Zhu He)