COVID-19 Guide
COVID-19, or coronavirus disease, is the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviurus 2) the novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
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COVID-19 reinfection possible - Hong Kong, Belgium and the Netherlands confirm cases
The first documented case of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a recovered COVID-19 patient has quickly been followed by other confirmed reinfection cases.
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UPDATE: Drugs to treat the new coronavirus. What progress has been made?
Some of the drugs being investigated as possible treatments for COVID-19 are proving more promising than others. Here's an update on how they are faring.
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COVID-19: Uncovering associated neurological conditions
Investigation of 43 COVID-19 patients who developed neurological conditions enabled a UK multidisciplinary team to better categorize such illnesses.
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COVID-19: Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected patients studied
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Have you tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 but have no symptoms? You can still spread it.
Asymptomatic people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 still shed the virus onto surfaces as reported by researchers in China.
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