COVID-19 is a pneumonia-like disease with symptoms including fever, dry cough and shortness of breath that was first identified in Wuhan, China. The disease is caused by a new coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, that is similar to the virus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
ASM Responds
April 3: Protocol to Verify Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
March 30: ASM Leads Stakeholder Letter Urging a Review of COVID-19 Response to Prepare for Future Pandemics
March 27: ASM COVID-19 International Summit Sets Research Priorities
The Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2: When, Whom, What and How Often To Test?
March 26: ASM Supports CARES Act Provisions to Combat COVID-19
March 23: Researchers Investigate Potential Treatments for COVID-19
March 17: ASM Commends New Guidance to Increase COVID-19 Testing Capacity
March 11: A Possible Treatment for COVID-19 and an Approach for Developing Others
March 10: ASM Expresses Concern about Coronavirus Test Reagent Shortages
Feb. 28: What to Know About the New Coronavirus: An Interview with Dr. Stanley Perlman
Top COVID-19 Questions, Answered
COVID-19 on This Week in Virology (TWiV)
Resources for You
ASM Leadership Speaks to the Media
The New York Times: Blood Plasma From Survivors Will Be Given to Coronavirus Patients featuring ASM member Vineet Menachery, a virologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Stat News: What we’ve learned about the coronavirus — and what we still need to know featuring ASM’s coronavirus expert, Stanley Perlman of the University of Iowa.
The Washington Post: New FDA Policy will Expand Coronavirus Testing featuring Dr. Melissa Miller, Chair of ASM's Clinical and Public Health Microbiology Committee.
Stat News: What we’ve learned about the coronavirus — and what we still need to know featuring ASM’s coronavirus expert, Stanley Perlman of the University of Iowa.
The Washington Post: New FDA Policy will Expand Coronavirus Testing featuring Dr. Melissa Miller, Chair of ASM's Clinical and Public Health Microbiology Committee.
