Covid-19

  • Chinese imaging AI firm hacked, coronavirus research sold online

    New coronavirus (COVID-19) detection technology and data from Beijing-based Huiyi Huiying are being sold online by hackers for 4 bitcoins.

  • Why are some young, healthy people getting severe Covid-19?

    Most young people who get Covid-19 get pretty nasty flu-like symptoms but fight off the infection on their own with bed rest and over-the-counter pain medication.

  • Can mosquitoes transmit coronavirus? Expert explains in video

    As we move into the hot summer months in the northern hemisphere, it raises a question worth considering: can mosquitoes transmit one person's novel coronavirus to another?

  • Coronavirus vaccine development in China: here's everything that's known

    The new coronavirus vaccine is highly anticipated as the ultimate weapon against the current epidemic. How is the development of a new coronavirus vaccine in China progressing? Is safety assured? When will it be operational?

  • Coronavirus vaccine development reaches hardest stage, virologist says

    The vaccine has to successfully stimulate the organism to produce an immune response in order to clear the virus. So, how does one make a good vaccine?

  • Coronavirus can survive in 92°C water, new study finds

    With the number of novel coronavirus cases now exceeding 2.7 million worldwide, concerns about the disease have been growing.

  • China-made coronavirus vaccine proves effective in rhesus monkeys

    The first animal study results released by a Chinese team showed that the novel coronavirus inactivation vaccine is safe and effective in rhesus monkeys.

  • New data on Gilead's remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit for coronavirus patients

    The antiviral medicine remdesivir from Gilead Sciences failed to speed the improvement of patients with Covid-19 or prevent them from dying, according to results from a long-awaited clinical trial conducted in China.

  • Nasal cavity and lungs are weaknesses that coronavirus attack, study says

    Researchers at MIT and Harvard University, and their colleagues from around the world, have discovered which types of cells the new coronavirus attacks.

  • Research reveals how coronavirus attacks human body

    Patients with new coronavirus pneumonia will develop some symptoms after infection, and some people may progress from mild symptoms to incredibly severe symptoms.