U.K. scientists plan to track the spread of the new coronavirus and watch for emerging mutations by using gene sequencing to analyze the strains causing thousands of COVID-19 infections across the country, Britain said on Monday.
Researchers will collect data from samples from infected patients in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the government said in a statement.
At least 281 Britons have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has spread around the world in a pandemic.