Global network of scientists work to track COVID-19’s spread

The World

The deadly pandemic has prompted a high-speed race to understand how the coronavirus is evolving and spreading. But doing so requires an unprecedented collaboration among scientists, across the globe, to decode the virus and its path. The World’s Elana Gordon introduces us to this network of scientists and what they’re learning. 

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