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The virologist leading Sweden’s relaxed response to the coronavirus pandemic has admitted that elderly people have been left vulnerable – and acknowledged that he was wrong to play down the crisis in January. Anders Tegnell said too little was done to protect people in care homes, which are thought to account for as many as … Read more
Moscow is heading for a similar level of coronavirus infection as New York, a leading Russian virologist has warned. Professor Sergei Netesov says Moscow is facing a major crisis with hospitals already in emergency mode and the health service stretched to the limit. Moscow’s usually crowded streets and busy 12million population make it an ideal … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A documentary showing a Chinese virologist catching wild bats in mountains have fuelled a conspiracy theory, which suggests that the novel coronavirus may have originated in Wuhan’s disease control authority. The seven-minute film features the centre’s researcher Tian Junhua, who has visited dozens of caves in Hubei province to capture the flying mammal. It has … Read more