Find the latest scientific news, research reports, and maps related to COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, which is sometimes called 2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2. Reports on the outbreak include information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
A blood test on hospital admission showing the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 can identify patients at a high risk of severe COVID-19. Admitted patients…
Short-term hydroxychloroquine treatment is not associated with lethal heart rhythms in patients with COVID-19 who are risk assessed prior to receiving the drug. That’s the…
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified highly effective antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and are…
Partnership to test SARS-CoV2 DNA vaccine in healthy Australians. The University of Sydney is testing a novel DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine with the goal of being…
Is the world prepared a wave of neurological consequences that may be on its way as a result of COVID-19? This question is at the…
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, researchers are working overtime to develop vaccines and therapies to thwart SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the disease Many…
A fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun enrolling adult volunteers. The trial is designed to…
Biology study finds silk offers more protection than cotton or synthetics. With personal protective equipment still in short supply, researchers at the University of Cincinnati…
Impact of evaporation on virus survival, concentration, transmission. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise worldwide, it is increasingly urgent to understand how climate impacts the…
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, requires models that can duplicate disease development in humans, identify potential targets and enable…
Effects of the pandemic will be detected in the atmosphere much later — To reach the Paris climate goals, decade-long measures are needed. Based on…
University of Alberta researchers worked with SLAC X-ray scientists to explore the potential of a feline coronavirus drug that may be effective against SARS-CoV-2. Researchers…
The disinfectant spray will use UCF-developed cerium oxide nanoparticles that have been shown to have a wide range of therapeutic properties. Current disinfectant products for…
A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 percent sensitivity, and 100% specificity in a new study. The work, published in the…
A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard Covid-19 diagnostic. Since the start of…
Researchers offer first proof that Ultraviolet C light with a 222 nm wavelength — which is safer to use around humans — effectively kills the…
Studying viral outbreaks in single cells could reveal new ways to defeat them. Many viruses, including HIV and influenza A, mutate so quickly that identifying…
When viruses, parasites, and other pathogens spread, humans and other animals tend to hunker down with immediate family and peer groups to avoid outsiders as…