Coronavirus

Latest about Coronavirus

An illustration of a coronavirus.

What is a coronavirus?

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Coronaviruses infect birds and mammals, including humans.

Coronavirus
An artist's rendering of the new hybrid variant.

Delta-omicron hybrid variant identified for the first time

By Ben Turner published

Scientists say they will need to conduct studies to find out the severity of the new variant

Coronavirus
mri of an adult human brain

Brain shrinkage linked to COVID-19

By Nicoletta Lanese published

COVID-19 seems linked to atrophy in specific brain areas.

Coronavirus
White-tailed Deer buck and doe in snowy field.

1st possible case of deer-to-human COVID-19 transmission reported

By Rachael Rettner published

Researchers also identified highly mutated clusters of SARS-CoV-2 genomes in deer.

Coronavirus
A woman holds an oxygen mask over the face of a baby with Covid-19 in a children's hospital in Kiev.

Ukraine hospitals could run out of oxygen in 24 hours, WHO warns

By Ben Turner published

As medical oxygen dwindles in Ukrainian hospitals, the WHO has called for setting up a safe transit route through neighboring Poland.

Coronavirus
benadryl tablets spilled on a table in front of a pill bottle

Antihistamines to treat long COVID: What you need to know

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Early data suggest the drugs may help a subset of long COVID patients.

Coronavirus
An illustration of the coronavirus.

Was the mysterious 'Russian flu' actually a coronavirus? Some scientists think so.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

However, the idea is still "speculative."

Coronavirus
pet hamster in a cage with a wheel in the background

Pet hamsters sparked a coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A pet shop worker was the first to be infected.

Coronavirus
Wastewater samples for covid-19 analysis.

Mystery lineages of coronavirus are popping up in NYC sewage

By Stephanie Pappas published

A cluster of coronavirus lineages with unknown origins has popped up in the New York City sewers, raising questions about whether and how new variants are evolving.

Coronavirus
health care worker in protective clothing, mask and face shield administering a nasal swab test to a male patient in the foreground

One nasal droplet's worth of coronavirus is enough to make you sick

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Researchers infected volunteers with the coronavirus for a new study.

Coronavirus
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives