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Science & Tech Spotlight: Coronaviruses

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 3, 2020
Release Date March 3, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-472SP
Summary:

A December 2019 outbreak of a new coronavirus, COVID-19, has seen a high infection rate and a mortality rate of about 3%, as of February 2020.

Coronaviruses are most commonly transmitted by coughing, sneezing, person-to-person contact, and touching objects that have viral particles on them, according to CDC. The best prevention is washing hands with soap and avoiding close contact with the sick and with quarantine workers.

This spotlight gives an overview of coronaviruses and looks at:

Previous coronavirus outbreaks

How coronaviruses work

Current diagnostics

Research on vaccines and therapeutics

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