[CA] GISAID

India has shared nine whole genome sequences of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID). All these have been shared by the Pune-based National Institute of Virology.  India became the fifth country in the world to sequence the genome of the novel Coronavirus, or Covid-19, and share its data with the international community. Genomic sequencing is a technique that allows us to read and interpret genetic information found within DNA or RNA. GISAID is a public platform started by the WHO in 2008 for countries to share genome sequences. Germany became the official host of the GISAID platform.