The phylodynamics of SARS-CoV-2 during 2020 in Finland.
Phuoc Thien Truong NguyenRavi KantFrederik Van den BroeckMaija T SuvantoHussein AlburkatJenni M E VirtanenElla AhvenainenRobert CastrenSamuel Leandro HongGuy BaeleMaarit J AhavaHanna JarvaSuvi Tuulia JokirantaHannimari Kallio-KokkoEliisa KekäläinenVesa KirjavainenElisa KortelaSatu KurkelaMaija LappalainenHanna LiimatainenMarc A SuchardSari HannulaPekka EllonenTarja A SironenPhilippe LemeyOlli VapalahtiTeemu SmuraPublished in: Communications medicine (2022)
A single introduction from Spain might have seeded one-third of cases in Finland during spring in 2020. The investigations of the original introductions of SARS-CoV-2 to Finland during the early stages of the pandemic and of the subsequent lineage dynamics could be utilized to assess the role of transboundary movements and the effects of early intervention and public health measures.