UCSF Lab Worked Quickly To Confirm San Francisco's Omicron Case

San Francisco CA

02 December, 2021

1:39 PM

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By CBS San Francisco Staff: SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — When word of a possible COVID omicron case reached UC San Francisco infectious disease specialist Dr. Charles Chiu, he knew that his team would have to work quickly. Like all of us, he had heard the predictions and dire forecasts. Omicron was on its way. It would be here in the United States any day. That day arrived at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. "We have worked very closely with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the California Department of Public Health and Color Genomics on genome surveillance of the virus," Chiu said. "When we identify positive cases, COVID-19 cases in this city and county, we make an attempt to sequence all the cases." Read more at CBS CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.