The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday completed the genetic sequence of the virus that led to a new infection cluster in Beijing by testing more than 1,000 samples as it actively tracks the spread of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital.

The virus linked to Xinfadi market in Beijing is more contagious than that found in Huanan seafood market in Wuhan since Beijing has reported 79 confirmed COVID-19 cases within four days, Yang Zhanqiu, deputy director of the pathogen biology department at Wuhan University, said in an interview with the Global Times.