We asked Dr. Alok Patel, part of the ABC7 News team of experts to explain. Coronaviruses get their name from the spikey protein that resembles a crown under a microscope. It's transmitted from person ...

The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers ...

It's technically possible to catch COVID-19 from the dead. Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet vitae succurrere, is a phrase often inscribed on the walls of morgues and autopsy suites. Roughly translated ...

A 45-year-old woman from Kolkata has been diagnosed with human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV-HKU1) and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital. According to reports, HKU1 is not as dangerous as ...