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In response to the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, EMBL-EBI is gathering and sharing data resources as they become available. 

Researchers can now see a breakdown of relevant data hosted at EMBL-EBI on the Pathogen Portal. This includes sequences of outbreak isolates and records relating to coronavirus biology.

 See available data

Researchers can also find instructions for submitting data to the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) on the link below

 Submit data

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). The current novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.