SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19
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The researchers tested the new tool against 177 viral-spiked patient samples and 130 viral-spiked serum samples infected with a range of pathogens – SARS-CoV-2, HIV, HBV, or HCV.
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Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
Governments around the world issued lockdown orders to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading, leaving many businesses struggling to survive.
—Leigh Morgan, Quartz, 2 June 2025
However, incomplete knowledge of prolonged symptoms experienced after a young child’s own SARS-CoV-2 infection hinders prevention and treatment of LC in infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Covid-19 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, continues to evolve.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Public-health experts have warned for months that the COVID-19 virus isn’t gone—and, far from waning, SARS-CoV-2 has mutated yet again into a new variant.
—Alice Park, Time, 28 May 2025
The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2
Cell.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
Their new framework does not make any mention of what will happen if a more dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that the virus, SARS-CoV-2, infected 778 million people and killed 7.1 million from the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020 through March 2025.
—Amita Gupta, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
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Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
Governments around the world issued lockdown orders to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading, leaving many businesses struggling to survive.
—Leigh Morgan, Quartz, 2 June 2025
However, incomplete knowledge of prolonged symptoms experienced after a young child’s own SARS-CoV-2 infection hinders prevention and treatment of LC in infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Covid-19 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, continues to evolve.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Public-health experts have warned for months that the COVID-19 virus isn’t gone—and, far from waning, SARS-CoV-2 has mutated yet again into a new variant.
—Alice Park, Time, 28 May 2025
The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2
Cell.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
Their new framework does not make any mention of what will happen if a more dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that the virus, SARS-CoV-2, infected 778 million people and killed 7.1 million from the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020 through March 2025.
—Amita Gupta, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
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SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19 see delta variant, omicron variant
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