Researchers in the United States have studied changes in contact rate patterns in the United States over the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and modeled the impact that these changes have had on the incidence of cases…

Researchers in Singapore have conducted a study showing active replication of a human coronavirus in bats that occurred without the viral spike protein binding to host cell receptors. One key interaction required for coronaviruses to enter host cells is the…

Some of the different risk factors that have been associated with an increased risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or mortality include comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. To date, few studies have looked…

In the wave of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, scientists have frequently had to revise earlier assumptions and conclusions as more data has been released on this disease. A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* shows…

A new study reports a cost-effective and more rapid method of viral inactivation in an effort to increase the appeal of inactivated viral vaccines against the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a surge of research…

A new study describes the structure of a crucial enzyme present in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This enzyme, which is known as the Coronavirus 3′–5′ exoribonuclease…

The future of the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is uncertain both in terms of prevalence and virulence. Some newly emerging pathogens become non-virulent as populations reach herd…