Description of the First Strain of 2019-nCoV, C-Tan-nCoV Wuhan Strain — National Pathogen Resource Center, China, 2020

Abstract

The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia (NCIP) in China (1) has attracted much attention domestically and internationally. As the outbreak occurred, China carried out emergency responses quickly, notified the World Health Organization (WHO) in a timely manner, and shared the viral gene sequence with international communities immediately after pathogenic identification.