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Every testing center in the world has samples of the virus. And selected specimens get whole genome sequencing to determine the precise variant.

The entire genome for SARS-CoV-2 is available for anyone in the world to browse any time: https://genome.ucsc.edu/covid19.html

And it’s been imaged many times as well. Both transmission and scanning electron microscopy images of SARS-CoV-2 are readily available from labs all over the US.

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https://covidcalltohumanity.org/2021/08/09/alberta-canada-ends-all-covid-19-restrictions-after-admitting-in-court-they-have-no-sars-cov-2-reference-virus-for-their-rt-pcr-tests/