Template for recombinant SARS-CoV-2 rescue; encodes fragment D of SARS-CoV-2 (nt20950-29867), C-terminal tagging of orf8 with 3xFLAG, separated by a flexible linker (GGGGS). Use as fragment D2, S gene not sequence verified. Full protocol for virus recovery using the CLEVER method in (10.7554/eLife.89035).