Doherty Institute

US, China and Russia rush to work on vaccine as coronavirus spreads

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 6,000 people in China and other countries. The most recent cases were confirmed in the UAE, making it the first Arab state with the virus.

Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China

Lab-grown virus sample to be used to generate an antibody test, to allow detection of the virus in patients who had not shown symptoms, as well as contributing to the creation of a vaccine, the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity says.