Why did Japan largely contain COVID-19 despite famously jam-packed Tokyo and despite the country's proximity to China? With no penalties and only requests for cooperation, Japan's state of emergency somehow averted the large-scale outbreaks seen elsewhere. At least one viable answer has now emerged.

Denmark will get rid of its entire mink population over reports the animal had infected humans with a mutated strain of COVID-19.

A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors understand what is behind a syndrome known as 'long COVID', in which patients suffer ongoing symptoms for months.

A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. According to the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal mBIO, that mutation, called D614G, is located in the spike protein that pries open our cells for viral entry. It’s the largest peer-reviewed study of SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences in one metropolitan region of the U.S. to date.

It has been almost 10 months since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China. Since then, countries around the world have been working tirelessly to try and contain the virus that has killed over one million people and infected over 40 million worldwide to date, according the Johns Hopkins University.

A Covid-19 vaccine candidate being developed in China has been found to be safe and to trigger an antibody response, early results have shown. Researchers said those aged 60 and over were slower to respond to the BBIBP-CorV vaccine, but they said it was "encouraging" that the vaccine did trigger such a response. They also found antibody levels to be lower in those aged 60 to 80 years, compared with those aged 18 to 59.

Study team says Covid-19 patients in intensive care should be asked about hearing loss

New Australian research finds the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can live for up to 28 days on surfaces such as mobile phone screens and ATMs — much longer than previously thought.

The decision to use a database format that dates back to the 1980s has proved to be unwise.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that it has agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for the coronavirus. Along with its leading partners, WHO aims to help lower- and middle-income countries make up ground in a testing gap with richer countries.

Imagine being infected with a deadly virus that makes you impervious to pain. By the time you realize you are infected, it's already too late. You have spread it far and wide.

Among the million or so lives lost to COVID-19 there are stories that defy understanding. Healthy bodies, young and in their prime, succumb to the virus as easily as if they were among the most vulnerable. While for others in their age group, the vir

With personal protective equipment still in short supply, researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined what common household fabrics might work best as a face covering. Next to a single-use N95 respirator or surgical mask, UC found the best alternative could be made by a hungry little caterpillar. Silk face masks are comfortable, breathable, and repel moisture, which is a desirable trait in fighting an airborne virus.

In the first week of the coronavirus pandemic, people living in the United States underestimated their chances of catching the virus, or of getting seriously ill from the virus, according to a recently published Caltech-led study. But as the days progressed, those same people became more worried about their personal risk, and, as a result, began to increase protective behaviors such as washing hands and social distancing.

A Chinese virologist who has alleged that COVID-19 was human-made in a lab in China released a report on Monday that she says backs up her explosive claim. Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a former researcher at t…

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have isolated the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is the cause of COVID-19. This antibody component, which is 10 times smaller than a full-sized antibody, has been use

As the U.S. heads toward the winter, the country is going round in circles, making the same conceptual errors that have plagued it since spring.

When people wear masks, they can still get infected, but they’re more likely to have milder symptoms.

WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we have the technology to stop it".

Scientists are using Saturday's three concerts to explore ways of holding mass indoor events safely.