Viruses

How do viruses make us ill? © Getty Images

How do viruses make us ill?

Coronavirus: reducing distance to one metre increases transmission risk © Andrew Matthews/PA

Coronavirus Reducing distance to one metre increases transmission risk

COVID-19 asymptomatic in over 80 per cent of cases, cruise ship study finds © Getty Images

COVID-19 asymptomatic in over 80 per cent of cases, cruise ship study finds

The race to create a coronavirus vaccine © Magic Torch

Coronavirus vaccine The race to create a cure for COVID-19

How do scientists develop vaccines for new viruses? © Getty Images

How do scientists develop vaccines for new viruses?

How do viruses jump from animals to humans? © Getty Images

How do viruses jump from animals to humans?

Washing your hands six to 10 times a day could lower coronavirus risk © Getty Images

Washing your hands six to 10 times a day could lower coronavirus risk

What is the R number, and why is it relevant to coronavirus? © Getty Images

What is the R number, and why is it relevant to coronavirus?

How a good night’s sleep can protect you against COVID-19 © Jason Raish

Sleep tight How a good night’s sleep can protect you against COVID-19

Pangolins were not involved in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, study suggests © Getty Images

Pangolins were not involved in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, study suggests

Coronavirus: Should we all wear face masks? © Getty Images

Reality Check Should we all wear face masks?

Meet the microbe that is making mosquitoes malaria-free © Getty Images

Meet the microbe that is making mosquitoes malaria-free

Could antibodies found in llamas help us to defeat COVID-19? © Tim Coppens

Could antibodies found in llamas help us to defeat COVID-19?

A colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus © NIAID

Coronavirus 'No evidence' of virus mutating into more dangerous strains

Coronavirus: aggressive 'L type' strain affecting 70 per cent of cases (An illustration of the coronavirus, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) © Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Coronavirus vaccine Could genetic material help defeat COVID-19?