SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19 thumb|SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), colloquially known as the coronavirus and previously known by the provisional name 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus. It causes the respiratory illness known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Quotes We were preparing for something like this as it's not a matter of if, it is a matter of when. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead on Covid-19 talking about the transfer of viruses from animals to humans; quoted in Victoria Gill, "Coronavirus: A hunt for the 'missing link' host species", BBC (4 May 2020) See also COVID-19 vaccine Disease X External links Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Category:COVID-19 pandemic Category:Genetics Category:Viruses