BCSIR completed sequencing of three SARS-CoV-2 samples at its laboratory recently, reports UNB. “According to analysis, this virus in Bangladesh has 99.99% similarity to that of European sources, particularly Sweden,” said Dr Md Selim Khan, Principal Scientific Officer, project director and the team leader of the researchers. This brings the total number of genomes sequenced in Bangladesh to 23. And yet “twenty-three complete sequencing data, including three from BCSIR, are not enough for detailed knowledge or to come to a conclusion,” the media statement said. Bangladesh needs more sequencing data from different places to speed up its research activities including that of developing a vaccine.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 30, 2020 17:48 UTC