SARS-cov-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has been successfully isolated multiple times independently in many countries.

Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from the first COVID-19 patent in Australia
(Published online 2020 Apr 1)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7228321/

Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea
(Published online 2020 Feb 18)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036342/

first diagnosed COVID-19 patient in the USA
(published 2020 Mar 7)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7239045/

Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 cases in Italy
"Isolation and Full-Length Genome Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 Cases in Northern Italy"
(Published online 2020 May 18)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7269454/

Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from clinical samples in India
(Indian J Med Res. 2020 Feb-Mar)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366528/

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