Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Research Letter
Monitoring International Travelers Arriving in Hong Kong for Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
Haogao Gu, Samuel S.M. Cheng, Pavithra Krishnan, Daisy Y.M. Ng, Lydia D.J Chang, Gigi Y.Z. Liu, Sammi S.Y. Cheuk, Mani M.Y. Hui, Mathew C.Y. Fan, Jacob H.L. Wan, Leo H.K. Lau, Daniel K.W. Chu, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, Malik Peiris, and Leo L.M. Poon
Table
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 lineages identified from coronavirus disease cases imported to Hong Kong, March 27–July 16, 2021*
| Date | Lineage | Total no. cases | Countries affected (no. cases) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27–31 | B.1.1.7 | 6 | Pakistan (2), Philippines (3), Turkey (1) |
| P.3 | 5 | Philippines (4), United States (1) | |
| B.1 | 1 | Philippines (1) | |
| B.1.351 | 1 | Philippines (1) | |
| B.1.466.2 | 1 | Indonesia (1) | |
| B.1.526 | 1 | United States (1) | |
| B.1.617.1 | 1 | India (1) | |
| B.1.617.2 |
1 |
India (1) |
|
| Apr 1–30 | B.1.617.1 | 41 | India (41) |
| B.1.1.7 | 38 | Canada (1), France (2), India (9), Japan (1), Nepal (3), Pakistan (10), Philippines (10), Turkey (1), United States/Turkey (1) | |
| B.1.617.2 | 24 | India (11), Nepal (13) | |
| B.1.351 | 16 | Indonesia (1), Kenya (1), Philippines (14) | |
| B.1.466.2 | 7 | Indonesia (7) | |
| B.1.470 | 2 | Indonesia (2) | |
| C.36.3 | 2 | Egypt (2) | |
| B.1 | 1 | Philippines (1) | |
| B.1.1 | 1 | Philippines (1) | |
| B.1.351.3 | 1 | Bangladesh (1) | |
| B.1.36.18 | 1 | Canada (1) | |
| B.1.441 | 1 | Indonesia (1) | |
| B.1.456 | 1 | Pakistan (1) | |
| P.3 |
1 |
Indonesia (1) |
|
| May 1–31 | B.1.617.2 | 5 | France (1), India (1), Nepal (3) |
| B.1.441 | 2 | Indonesia (2) | |
| B.1 | 1 | Philippines (1) | |
| B.1.1.317 | 1 | Russia (1) | |
| B.1.1.7 | 1 | UAE (1) | |
| B.1.36 | 1 | Pakistan (1) | |
| B.1.470 |
1 |
Indonesia (1) |
|
| Jun 1–30 | B.1.617.2 | 35 | Bangladesh (4), Indonesia (14), Namibia (1), Russia (1), United Arab Emirates (2), United Kingdom (13) |
| B.1.1.7 | 2 | Indonesia (2) | |
| B.1 | 1 | France (1) | |
| B.1.351 | 1 | Philippines (1) | |
| B.1.466.2 | 1 | Indonesia (1) | |
| B.1.621 |
1 |
Colombia (1) |
|
| Jul 1–16 | B.1.617.2 | 5 | Cyprus (1), Ghana (1), Russia (3) |
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