Bing Yan

TL;DR: Identification and characterization of a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which caused an epidemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans in Wuhan, China, and it is shown that this virus belongs to the species of SARSr-CoV, indicates that the virus is related to a bat coronav virus.

TL;DR: Investigation on patients in a local hospital who were infected with a novel coronavirus found the presence of 2019-nCoV in anal swabs and blood, and more anal swab positives than oral swabs positives in a later stage of infection, suggesting shedding and thereby transmitted through oral–fecal route.

TL;DR: The identification and characterization of a novel coronavirus (nCoV-2019) which caused an epidemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans, in Wuhan, China, and it is confirmed that this novel CoV uses the same cell entry receptor, ACE2, as SARS-CoV.