COVID-19 News

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).








New COVID Variant “Eris” on the Rise

SARS-CoV-2 lineage EG.5.1 has an advantage at evading neutralizing antibodies. When vaccinated or infected, our immune system creates antibodies that target the spike protein of…



Key Weakness of COVID-19 Discovered

A research study found that without key proteins, the virus cannot infect people. Recent research from UC Riverside has identified  COVID’s Achilles heel — its…