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The Wyss Institute’s Response to COVID-19: Beating Back the Coronavirus

By April 10, 2020No Comments

The burgeoning coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has already killed thousands of people worldwide and is threatening the lives of many more. In an effort to limit the virus from spreading, Harvard University was among the first organizations to promote social distancing by requiring all but the most essential personnel to work remotely. However, labs that perform vital COVID-19-related research are permitted to continue their potentially life-saving work ­– and many of these activities are currently ongoing at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

Essentially all medical treatment centers impacted by SARS-CoV2 (CoV2), the SARS-family virus