WHO launches global network for monitoring coronaviruses

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-03-28 10:57:00 GENEVA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) launched on Wednesday a new network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, for early and accurate detection, monitoring and assessment of SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and novel coronaviruses of public health importance. CoViNet builds on the global health agency's COVID-19 reference laboratory network that was established during the early days of the pandemic. Initially focusing on SARS-CoV-2, the virus of the COVID-19 pandemic, the network will address a broader …