COVID-19 genome sequencing (FOI)COVID-19 genome sequencing (FOI)
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Request
Given the wide variants of Covid-19 that are known about, do the states of Jersey’s coronavirus testing protocols include “whole genome sequencing”?
Response
Sequencing or genotyping is undertaken on a selection of positive individuals, to determine what variant they represent.
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