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Labeled diagram of the SARS-CoV-2 virus shows its structure with spike glycoproteins on the outer surface, membrane and envelope proteins, and internal nucleoprotein and genomic RNA.

People wearing white surgical masks walk along a city street in Milan, Italy, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Labeled diagram of the SARS-CoV-2 virus shows its structure with spike glycoproteins on the outer surface, membrane and envelope proteins, and internal nucleoprotein and genomic RNA.

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The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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People wearing white surgical masks walk along a city street in Milan, Italy, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Women wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, Milan, 2020.

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“Coronavirus Origins and Conservation”

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