The disease is in the same family of viruses as SARS and MERS. Chinese authorities think they've identified a new coronavirus, a member of the family of viruses that caused SARS and MERS, that could ...

The new virus from China has the world on edge because it’s a close cousin to viruses that killed hundreds in separate outbreaks. While it’s too early to tell if this latest threat will prove as ...

So far, there's no evidence of human-to-human transmission. Dozens of people in China have been sickened with pneumonia from an unknown source, according to the World Health Organization. WHO was ...

Though COVID-19 is novel in numerous ways, it may bring back memories from SARS for those living in Hong Kong and Taiwan. This may be a reason why these countries have been more prepared in dealing ...

I was lucky — or unlucky — enough to have a front-row seat for one of the most surprising and frightening infectious disease outbreaks in recent history. I was working as a reporter in TIME’s Hong ...

Five years after COVID-19 emerged, killing millions, costing trillions, and disrupting global life, we still don’t have a definitive answer as to the origins of the pandemic and the virus. This ...