May.03 — Peter Doherty, a researcher who won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996 for discovering how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells, talks about the covid-19. The patron and namesake of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, which was created by the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.
5 Recent Items: COVID-19
In This Story: Melbourne
Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. Population: 4.936 million (2018).