Anthony Fauci, a prominent figure during the pandemic, is facing renewed scrutiny from the US Senate regarding allegations that he concealed information about the origins of SARS-CoV-2.

An article discusses why hantavirus, despite being more lethal, is less contagious and better understood than SARS-CoV-2, following the detection of the pathogen on a cruise ship.

Cambodia's Department of Communicable Disease Control is monitoring the new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2, also known as the 'Cicada' variant, which has already been detected in the U.S., U.K., and Japan.

Austrian virologist Florian Krammer states that the country is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was for SARS-CoV-2 in 2020, and is now researching animals in Vienna that transmit diseases.

Iceland experienced its longest period without new SARS-CoV-2 detections, with no COVID-19 cases reported for seven consecutive weeks earlier this summer since the pandemic began in early 2020.

Scientists have identified a previously unknown pathway through which alphacoronaviruses, found in bats alongside betacoronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2, can enter human cells.

Researchers have demonstrated in laboratory experiments that ultrasound vibrations can effectively disrupt influenza A(H1N1) and SARS-CoV-2 viruses, which causes COVID-19. This discovery offers a novel approach to combating these pathogens.

The highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA.3.2, also known as 'Cicada,' continues to spread across the US, prompting questions about its potential impact and whether the public should be concerned, though no evidence suggests it causes more severe illness.