Center for Systems Science and Engineering

Impacts of COVID-19 on Global Trade & Transport

The Novel Coronavirus (CoVID-19) infection was first reported on 31-Dec-2019. The virus originated from Wuhan, China and quickly spread to coastal cities, and internationally. The South China Agricultural University reports their discovery of a 99% genetic match between CoVID-19 and a strain of the virus in pangolins. An earlier study published in Nature finds the probable origin of the virus…