Between January and May 2020, it was estimated by the COVID-19 Genomics UK consortium that the coronavirus was brought into the United Kingdom on at least 1,356 different occasions. These importations each started a chain of transmission as the virus spread throughout the UK. In approximately 34 percent of cases, the start of the transmission line was attributable to inbound travel from Spain, followed by 28.5 percent virus introductions from Italy. Fewer than 0.1 percent of chains of transmission arrived directly from China, where the coronavirus originated.
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Distribution of observed chains of transmission* of COVID-19 that were attributable to inbound travelers into the United Kingdom between January and May 2020, by country of origin
The study and analysis has not yet been peer-reviewed.
1,356 transmission lineages were detected by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, however this is regarded to by an underestimate.
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COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. (June 8, 2020). Distribution of observed chains of transmission* of COVID-19 that were attributable to inbound travelers into the United Kingdom between January and May 2020, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124793/inbound-transmission-of-covid-19-in-the-uk/
COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. "Distribution of observed chains of transmission* of COVID-19 that were attributable to inbound travelers into the United Kingdom between January and May 2020, by country of origin." Chart. June 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124793/inbound-transmission-of-covid-19-in-the-uk/
COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. (2020). Distribution of observed chains of transmission* of COVID-19 that were attributable to inbound travelers into the United Kingdom between January and May 2020, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124793/inbound-transmission-of-covid-19-in-the-uk/
COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. "Distribution of Observed Chains of Transmission* of Covid-19 That Were Attributable to Inbound Travelers into The United Kingdom between January and May 2020, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124793/inbound-transmission-of-covid-19-in-the-uk/
COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, Distribution of observed chains of transmission* of COVID-19 that were attributable to inbound travelers into the United Kingdom between January and May 2020, by country of origin Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124793/inbound-transmission-of-covid-19-in-the-uk/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Distribution of observed chains of transmission* of COVID-19 that were attributable to inbound travelers into the United Kingdom between January and May 2020, by country of origin [Graph], COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, June 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1124793/inbound-transmission-of-covid-19-in-the-uk/