Coronavirus

Share on PinterestMedical personnel from Riverside University Health System hospitals administer a coronavirus test to an individual during drive-through testing in the parking lot of Diamond Stadium, March 22, 2020 in Lake Elsinore, CA. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)The recent coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus…

If immunity to the virus is not permanent, it is likely to enter into regular circulation, similar to the flu. By LEON SVERDLOV  APRIL 15, 2020 09:21 Healthcare workers wheel the bodies of deceased people from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New…

KEY POINTSA team of researchers from Taiwan and Australia found evidence of new coronavirus mutationIt could potentially affect current vaccine developmentsOther experts, however, have yet to peer-review the findingsAs scientists are racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, a new study has confirmed a significant novel coronavirus mutation that may render current vaccine developments "futile." The research…

reports started to emerge that a coronavirus that specialists had never before seen in humans had begun to spread among the population of Wuhan, a large city in the Chinese province of Hubei.Since then, the virus has spread to other countries, both in and outside Asia, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare this…

As the coronavirus continues to make the news, a host of untruths has surrounded the topic. In this special feature, we address some of these myths and conspiracies.This article was updated on April 6, 2020The novel coronavirus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, has spread from Wuhan, China, to every continent on Earth except Antarctica.The World Health…