A study looking at the coronavirus genome in Israel found that 70% of the virus transmission in the country could be linked to the US

Seventy percent of coronavirus cases in Israel could be linked to the US, according to a new study on the virus’ genome. The study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, compared the sequence of the virus from more than 200 randomly selected patients and compared them to sequences of the virus found worldwide, The New York Times reported.  Israel shut down travel from European countries starting on February 26 but did not impose those measures for US travel until March 9.  Researchers said that had the measures been applied to the US sooner, the number of cases in