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This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Photo courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus disease COVID-19

Here are some simple Dos and Don’ts that will help protect you from any respiratory virus, including this one.

by Gregory Grinnell and Laura Castañón February 13, 2020

A Chinese passenger is checked body temperature by staff wearing mask and rubber glove at the Spring Airlines check-in counter to board an airplane bound for Wuhan at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on January 31, 2020. The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images

Here’s what you need to know about the novel coronavirus outbreak

Ensuring that people are properly educated about the coronavirus, and providing them with resources to protect against other viral illnesses, will be critical to reducing the risk of transmission of the coronavirus, says Neil Maniar, who directs Northeastern’s Master of Public Health program.

by Khalida Sarwari February 3, 2020

An employee sprays disinfectant on a train as a precaution against a new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. China broadened its unprecedented, open-ended lockdowns to encompass around 25 million people Friday to try to contain a deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds, though the measures' potential for success is uncertain. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

Does China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak reflect lessons learned from SARS?

Fear of a global pandemic is one of the factors driving China’s surprising decision to shut down airports in the hope of containing a dangerous virus. The Chinese government also appears to be influenced by the failure of its 2002-03 response to the outbreak of SARS, says School of Journalism director Jonathan Kaufman, former China bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal.

by Ian Thomsen January 24, 2020

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus disease COVID-19

Here’s what you need to know about the novel coronavirus outbreak

Does China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak reflect lessons learned from SARS?

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