• An image made available by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows a transmission electron micrograph of the Covid-19 coronavirus from a patient in the United States.. All photos by EPA
    An image made available by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows a transmission electron micrograph of the Covid-19 coronavirus from a patient in the United States.. All photos by EPA
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
  • The images were captured and color-enhanced at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland
    The images were captured and color-enhanced at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
  • Image made available by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows a transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes Covid-19, isolated from a patient. EPA
    Image made available by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows a transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes Covid-19, isolated from a patient. EPA
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus.
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus particle.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus particle.
  • A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus particle.
    A National Institutes of Health transmission electron micrograph of the coronavirus particle.
  • A 3D print of a spike protein on the surface of the Covid-19. EPA
    A 3D print of a spike protein on the surface of the Covid-19. EPA
  • A 3D print of a spike protein on the surface of the Covid-19. EPA
    A 3D print of a spike protein on the surface of the Covid-19. EPA

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What does the coronavirus look like? Covid-19 under the microscope

The National Institutes of Health in the US release some examples of what the virus looks like

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March 04, 2020

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