The W.H.O. announced on Feb. 11 a new name for the disease caused by the current novel coronavirus epidemic: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). As for the virus itself, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses has decided on SARS-CoV-2, which “formally recognizes this virus as a sister to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses.” #COVID19 and #SARSCoV2 are the common social media signatures we are encouraging people use.
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WHO Asks for $675 Million in Q1 to Stop Coronavirus Epidemic
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to the international community for $675 million to boost international measures to counter the new…
Report on Asymptomatic Spread of Coronavirus Based on Faulty Information
A paper published on 30 January in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) about the first four people in Germany infected with a novel coronavirus made many headlines…
Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Threatens to Become Pandemic
New coronavirus has now reached more than 20 countries from China, where the epidemic or disease outbreak began over a month ago. Experts are worried…
Health Officials Confirm Second Case of Coronavirus in Bay Area
The Santa Clara Public Health Department said today that a second case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the Bay Area and the ninth in the…
Washington State Preparing for Possible Coronavirus Repatriation Flights
Karina Shagren with Washington state’s Emergency Management Division says the state is assessing airfields, housing and resources that could accommodate Americans being repatriated from regions…
UK Chief Medical Officer Confirms Cases of Coronavirus in England
In a 31 January statement, Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty confirmed two cases of novel coronavirus in England. “We can confirm that two patients…
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Persons Evaluated for 2019 Novel Coronavirus — United States, January 2020
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) On January 17, CDC and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection began health screenings at U.S.…
Bats’ Fierce Immune Systems Drive Viruses To Higher Virulence, Making Them Deadlier in Humans
A new University of California, Berkeley, study finds that bats’ fierce immune response to viruses could drive viruses to replicate faster, so that when they jump to…
Steroids Could Do More Harm Than Good in Treating Coronavirus
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A Pneumonia Outbreak Associated with a New Coronavirus of Probable Bat Origin
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Free Coronavirus Sequencing Kits for Researchers Offered by U-M Startup
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CEPI Gets €140 Million Funding Boost From Germany While Expanding Coronavirus Vaccine Search
The German Government’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research announced on Mar. 11 an additional €140 million (US$157 million) to support the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations’…
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