New Delhi (NVI): A group of Indian scientists in Pune has managed to capture first images of coronavirus causing the COVID-19 disease. The images which were captured under a high-powered microscope were published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR).
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Sars-CoV-2), popularly known as the novel coronavirus has led to thousands of deaths worldwide, even as scientists across the globe are scrambling to find treatments and vaccines for the virus.
The image captured by Indian scientists was taken from the throat swab sample of the first laboratory-confirmed novel coronavirus patient in India, reported on January 30 in Kerala.
