Details of coronavirus uncovered as battle against it continues

On Friday, the national pathogen microbe resource storage facility released key information about the new coronavirus that causes pneumonia.

The information includes virus type and an image taken by an electron telescope, as well as the primer and probe sequence of its nucleic acid detection, all of which were released for the first time.

The important information was obtained by the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, within the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, after it successfully isolated the information.

The details are published on the official website of the CCDCP.