SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Phylogenetic testing compares different virus genomes and helps scientists deduce the index case of a Covid-19 cluster.
In the case of the Jurong Fishery Port cluster, the authorities were able to determine that the strains relating to the cluster were of the Delta variant and similar to what was seen in imported cases from Indonesia.
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