nCoV Sequence From South Korea Has orf8 Mutation

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The first nCoV sequence (released at GISAID) from South Korea, BetaCoV/Korea/KCDC03/2020, has the orf8 mutation and is the same lineage as the Shenzhen, Chicago, and Yorkshire clusters, as well as US cases from WA, CA, AZ and additional sequences from China (Wohan and Shenzhen).

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Virus detail
Virus name:	BetaCoV/Korea/KCDC03/2020
Accession ID:	EPI_ISL_407193
Type:	betacoronavirus
Passage details/history:	Vero P1
Sample information
Collection date:	2020-01-25
Location:	Asia / Korea / Gyeonggi-do
Host:	Human

Edited March 6, 2020 by niman