Research · 11 Mar 2020
Update 31 - Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS
Source: WHO
What the research found
Today, the World Health Organization announced that a new pathogen, a member of the coronavirus family never before seen in humans, is the cause of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The speed at which this virus was identified is the result of the close international collaboration of 13 laboratories from 10 countries. While many lines of evidence have found strong associations between this virus and the disea
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