A complete genome sequence was obtained for a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from a South African patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), who had returned to South Africa after travelling to Italy.
SANBI Contributing authors: Dr Ruben Cloete and Peter van Heusden
on behalf of the SA-COVID-19 response team and in collaboration with the NICD.