Why New Zealand needs to focus on genome sequencing to trace the source of its new COVID-19 outbreak
- Written by David Welch, Senior lecturer, University of Auckland
Shutterstock/SyuzannGenetic surveillance — a technology that uses the genetic fingerprint of a virus to track its spread — is part of the public health response to New Zealand’s new COVID-19 community outbreak and could help pinpoint its source.
There are now 17 cases of community transmission, all in Auckland, and health...





