Some viruses, like coronaviruses, have an extra fatty envelope to keep their genetic material safe. This is vital because like all living creatures, viruses aim to pass on their genes by reproducing.

While the presence of residual viral fragments is well-documented, it remains uncertain whether live virus continues to exist ...

In addition, populations of living organisms evolve over time. Do viruses conform to these criteria? Yes and no. We probably all realize that viruses reproduce in some way. We can become infected ...

But are we fighting a losing battle? Do we instead need to learn to live with the virus? Prof Carl Heneghan, the head of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine at Oxford University, says the ...

Vaccination and new treatments, ministers and their scientific advisers argue, will reduce the death rate and allow us to live with the virus rather than constantly trying to fight it. Why are ...