Under emergency protocols, doctors can request to use survivors’ plasma to treat some critically ill COVID-19 patients.  

The antiviral disables RNA replication machinery in MERS and SARS viruses. Can it beat back SARS-CoV-2?

There is no evidence backing the idea that SARS-CoV-2 originated from US servicemembers visiting Wuhan.

The WHO chief calls for swift action as universities in multiple countries shut down and researchers report kids can become infected.

Administration officials have given contradictory statements about how COVID-19 will affect the US, and it is not clear who is leading the infectious disease response effort, critics say.

A patient in California acquired COVID-19 despite not traveling to an affected area or having contact with anyone who did.

Random mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen’s genome help researchers track the spread and transmission of COVID-19, the disease it causes.

An increase in confirmed infections, particularly in Italy, Iran, and South Korea, has led to heightened measures to prevent the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2.

Emerging data as well as knowledge from the SARS and MERS coronavirus outbreaks yield some clues as to why SARS-CoV-2 affects some people worse than others.