Decoding COVID-19

What goes on inside those test tubes to detect whether a person is positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19?

Scientists are trying new, revolutionary techniques to make a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, but face challenges along the way.

A 73-year-old resident of Queens, New York fell ill with COVID-19 in February. It was far worse than his family expected.

There are more viruses than stars in the universe, and luckily, most are harmless to us. But danger can come when we're exposed to a virus we’ve never encountered before.

Anyone entering or leaving a building or public space in Wuhan is required to scan special location-marking codes with their phone.

Our producer gets her own blood tested and investigates what exactly these “magic” molecules are, why public health professionals are eager to roll out antibody testing, and just what antibody tests can—and can’t—tell us.

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it in a matter of mere months. At the same time, an unprecedented global effort to understand and contain the virus—and find a treatment for the disease it causes—is underway. Join doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to develop treatments and vaccines.