Scientists and doctors at the German Centres for Infection Research (DZIF) are working at full speed to put together a research package that pursues ambitious goals. New diagnostic testing methods
Research has been called to develop drugs, vaccines and testing methods as quickly as possible to fight the SARS-coronavirus-2. A fast-track procedure has made additional funding available to
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as the pathogen behind the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus contains a main protease termed Mpro (or also termed 3CLpro), which is involved in the
When do patients infected with the new coronavirus develop severe symptoms and when do they develop mild courses of disease? What is the best possible treatment and which measures have been successful
Scientists and physicians at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have been closely monitoring and investigating the development of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 since it first emerged
Viruses must enter cells of the human body to cause disease. For this, they attach to suitable cells and inject their genetic information into these cells. Infection biologists from the German Primate
At University Hospital Frankfurt, the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed without doubt in certain travellers returning from China who had not presented any symptoms of respiratory disease
