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An investigational vaccine called ChAdOx1 MERS protected two groups of rhesus macaques from disease caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS-CoV is a relative of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Outreach workers in central-western Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic.

A resident weighing himself on a scale outside a drug store. in Wuhan, China, on April 8, when the lockdown of the city was ended after 76 days. Scales outside drug stores are pretty common in China.

Fourteen-year-old boy attends school online from home while his parents telework during the Coronavirus outbreak in New York.

Children on the Pacific Ocean island of Vanuatu are learning, thanks to UNICEF, how to protect themselves against COVID-19 by proper hand-washing.

Research is underway to find a vaccine against the coronavirus.

A mother homeschools her children in Shamva district, Zimbabwe, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Normally bustling streets in cities across India were mostly deserted as the country observed the shutdown.

The World Health Organization and Global Citizen will broadcast a programme including pop star Lady Gaga (pictured) in support of healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2) has increased demand for medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and reagents, all related to COVID-19, creating an opportunity for ill-intended persons to distribute falsified medical products