Canberra team maps genomic sequencing of ACT's outbreak

Lucy Bladen
Updated November 29 2021 - 4:09pm, first published 5:30am
Dr Benjamin Schwessinger, centre, Emma Crean and Dr Ashley Jones, left, are part of a team who have mapped the genomics of Canberra's COVID-19 outbreak. Picture: Tracey Nearmy (ANU)
Dr Benjamin Schwessinger, centre, Emma Crean and Dr Ashley Jones, left, are part of a team who have mapped the genomics of Canberra's COVID-19 outbreak. Picture: Tracey Nearmy (ANU)

The team responsible for the genomic sequencing of Canberra's outbreak say a recent Halloween house party in Wanniassa introduced a new "lineage" of the Delta strain in the territory.

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Lucy Bladen

Lucy Bladen

Reporter Canberra Times

Lucy Bladen has been a journalist at The Canberra Times since 2019. She is an ACT politics and health reporter. Email: l.bladen@canberratimes.com.au

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