#CoronaInfo – up to date and understandable
The scientist Dr. Emanuel Wyler studies coronaviruses at the MDC. He’s been using social media and his blog to inform about the novel coronavirus and put current news on the topic into perspective.
Daily Update:
All daily updates from January 2020 until today
Since January 2020, Emanuel Wyler has almost daily been publishing short posts with Q&As and commentary about coronaviruses on Twitter and Facebook. All of his #CoronaInfo posts can be found here (only in German).
https://emanuelwyler.wordpress.com/?s=coronainfo
March 8
Virus detection
Large numbers of people are currently being tested for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV‑2). The genetic material of the virus is detected by taking swabs from the throat or nose. Emanuel Wyler explains how the tests work (only in German).
https://emanuelwyler.wordpress.com/2020/03/08/wie-werden-viren-in-rachen-und-nasenabstrichen-nachgewiesen/
February 26
Living with viruses
SARS-CoV‑2 is spreading fear, as many feel uncertain about how to deal with this epidemic. This is fully understandable, says Emanuel Wyler.
https://www.mdc-berlin.de/de/news/news/Corona_viren-und-wir
February 1
Wild theories
Man-made and deliberately released? For some time now, numerous wild theories have been circulating about the new coronavirus. Emanuel Wyler debunks some of these conspiracy theories on his blog (only in German).
https://emanuelwyler.wordpress.com/2020/02/01/coronavirus-wilde-theorien/
Further information
Twitter account by Emanuel Wyler
