Genus and species of coronavirus disease 2019: FOI release
- Published
- 27 May 2020
- Directorate
- Constitution Directorate
- Topic
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Health and social care, Public safety and emergencies, +1 more … Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202000034031
- Date received
- 25 April 2020
- Date responded
- 25 May 2020
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
"In relation to Coronavirus disease 2019: Further to the Public Health etc (Scotland) Act 2008 and Freedom of Information Legislation please inform me of the genus and species of the condition causing the disease as defined in the Act for which there has been enacted "distancing measures".
Response
The full taxonomic classification, including genus and species, of the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 is:
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Family: | Coronaviridae |
| Subfamily: | Orthocoronavirinae |
| Genus: | Betacoronavirus |
| Species: | Sarbecovirus |
| Strain: | SARS-CoV-2 |
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