A temporary field hospital for Covid-19 patients at the Billie Jean King national tennis centre in the Borough of Queens, New York. Photo: AFP
A temporary field hospital for Covid-19 patients at the Billie Jean King national tennis centre in the Borough of Queens, New York. Photo: AFP

Coronavirus: most of New York City’s Covid-19 cases came from Europe, researchers say

  • There have been numerous chains of transmission in the city, with US West Coast and Asia origins
  • But researchers say about two-thirds of their study samples appear to have been imported from Europe

A temporary field hospital for Covid-19 patients at the Billie Jean King national tennis centre in the Borough of Queens, New York. Photo: AFP
A temporary field hospital for Covid-19 patients at the Billie Jean King national tennis centre in the Borough of Queens, New York. Photo: AFP
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