Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged as the most important viral disease of zoonotic origin already directly affecting more than 109 million and causing more than 2,4 million deaths as of [...]

The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is a type of coronavirus, a large family of viruses named for the crown-like spikes on their surfaces. SARS-CoV-2 is a large RNA virus made up of around 30,000 nucleotides. A feature of RNA [...]

The occurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has swiftly led to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, with over 75 million COVID‐19 confirmed cases worldwide as of December 21, 2020, according to the World [...]