The virus, which originated in a seafood market in Wuhan, China, has so far killed more than 300 people. Tens of thousands more have been infected with the virus worldwide, with health officials dubbing it a global health emergency. She is working at Inovio's lab, in a team using a new type of DNA technology to work on a potential vaccine. Kate, senior vice-president of research and development, said development began soon after China's provision of the DNA sequence of the virus. "We were able to put it through our lab's computer technology and design a vaccine within three hours," she told the BBC.

Source: Daily Mirror February 02, 2020 13:18 UTC