Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the index and early patients (n = 49) with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 January–18 March 2020. *There was a second grandchild in the Chinese family cluster from Wuhan who remained negative throughout all testing. ‡Self-reported onset of symptoms extracted from medical records; NR, Not Reported; UK, United Kingdom; UAE, United Arab Emirates; US, United States. §deceased.
| Study ID | Age (years) | Sex | Nationality | Resident /tourist | Travel history | Symptom onset date 2020‡ | Severity | Self-reported history fever/cough | ICU admission/ ventilator | Full genome sequence | GISAID Accession ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L8156 | 63 | Female | China | Tourist | Wuhan, China | 09 Jan | Asymp/Mild | No/Yes | No/No | No | – |
| L8497 | 38 | Female | China | Tourist | Wuhan, China | 24 Jan | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | No | – |
| L5630* | 9 | Male | China | Tourist | Wuhan, China | 28 Jan | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435137 |
| L8205 | 36 | Male | China | Resident | Wuhan, China | 28 Jan | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | No | – |
| L0826 | 42 | Male | Philippines | Resident | None/Contact with positive case | 22 Jan | Severe/Critical | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes | No | – |
| L4280 | 36 | Male | India | Resident | None/Contact with positive case | 08 Feb | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435134 |
| L3715 | 34 | Male | Philippines | Resident | None/Contact with positive case | 16 Feb | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | No | – |
| L2771 | 25 | Male | Sri Lanka | Resident | None/Contact with positive case | 16 Feb | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | No | – |
| L8480 | 21 | Male | Sri Lanka | Resident | None/Contact with positive case | 16 Feb | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | No | – |
| L8386 | 70 | Male | Iran | Tourist | Iran | 17 Feb | Severe/Critical | No/Yes | Yes/Yes | No | – |
| L6599 | 41 | Male | Pakistan | Resident | None/Contact with positive case | 21 Feb | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435138 |
| L0904 | 35 | Male | Iran | Tourist | Iran | 21 Feb | Asymp/Mild | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435126 |
| L6867 | 60 | Female | Iran | Tourist | Iran | 22 Feb | Asymp/Mild | No/Yes | No/No | No | – |
| L2409 | 59 | Male | Iran | Tourist | Iran | 23 Feb | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435131 |
| L0184 | 64 | Female | Iran | Tourist | Iran | 23 Feb | Asymp/Mild | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435121 |
| L4682§ | 64 | Male | Bahrain | Tourist | Iran | 24 Feb | Severe/Critical | Yes/No | Yes/Yes | Yes | EPI_ISL_435135 |
| L6627 | 29 | Male | China | Resident | Iran | 24 Feb | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435139 |
| L1802 | 38 | Male | Dominica | Resident | Iran and Pakistan | 28 Feb | Moderate | Yes/Yes | No/No | No | – |
| L7100 | 44 | Female | Iran | Resident | Iran | 29 Feb | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | No | – |
| L5752 | 38 | Female | Italy | Tourist | Italy | 04 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | No | – |
| L8477 | 36 | Female | India | Resident | US/contact with positive case | 05 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | No | – |
| L5970 | 70 | Female | Italy | Tourist | Milan, Italy | 05 Mar | Severe/Critical | Yes/No | Yes/Yes | No | – |
| L3280 | 3 | Male | Saudi Arabia | Tourist | Iran | 07 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | No | – |
| L7356 | 23 | Male | Slovakia | Resident | China and Asia | 07 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435140 |
| L0509 | 36 | Male | Kuwait | Resident | Austria and Germany | 07 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | No | – |
| L0231 | 54 | Male | India | Resident | None | 07 Mar | Moderate | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435122 |
| L9766 | 28 | Female | Indonesia | Tourist | Indonesia | 07 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435142 |
| L4184 | 28 | Female | India | Tourist | Ireland and France | 08 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435133 |
| L0484 | 28 | Male | Canada | Resident | Germany | 09 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435123 |
| L1758 | 30 | Male | Lebanon | Resident | Germany | 10 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435129 |
| L5621 | 58 | Male | Australia | Tourist | Italy | 10 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435136 |
| L9440 | 35 | Male | UK | Resident | Italy | 10 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435141 |
| L0860 | 46 | Male | France | Resident | US through France | 10 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/Yes | No/No | No | – |
| L2185 | 46 | Male | Norway | Tourist | Norway | 12 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435130 |
| L9928 | 42 | Female | Spain | Resident | Spain | 13 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | No | – |
| L0068 | 33 | Male | India | Tourist | India | 13 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435120 |
| L1014 | 27 | Female | Czech Rep | Resident | Austria | 13 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435127 |
| L1076 | 30 | Female | Italy | Resident | Italy | 14 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435128 |
| L0000 | 27 | Female | Serbia | Resident | UK/contact with positive case | 14 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435119 |
| L3779 | 32 | Female | Spain | Resident | Spain | 14 Mar | Asymp/Mild | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435132 |
| L7355 | 20 | Male | UAE | Resident | UK | 14 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/Yes | No/No | No | – |
| L0549 | 24 | Female | Lebanon | Resident | None/contact with positive case | 15 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/No | No/No | No | – |
| L9768 | 19 | Male | UAE | Resident | UK | 18 Mar | Asymp/Mild | No/Yes | No/No | Yes | EPI_ISL_435143 |
| L4519 | 54 | Male | Iran | Resident | Iran | NR | NR | NR | NR | No | – |
| L9333 | 26 | Male | Italy | Resident | Italy | NR | NR | NR | NR | No | – |
| L9756 | 53 | Male | Italy | Resident | Italy | NR | NR | NR | NR | No | – |
| L0879 | NR | Female | Jordan | Resident | Germany | NR | NR | NR | NR | Yes | EPI_ISL_435124 |
| L0880 | NR | Female | Germany | Resident | Germany | NR | NR | NR | NR | No | – |
| L0881 | NR | Male | Italy | Resident | Italy | NR | NR | NR | NR | Yes | EPI_ISL_435125 |