Coronavirus is capable of infecting cells in the human brain and multiplying, a new study suggests. Researchers found once the virus entered neurons in the brains, it was able to increase its number of copies by ten-fold. Within three days, the number of copies of the virus was 10 times greater than it had been at the start (pictured)Researchers from Johns Hopkins University infected lab-grown 'mini-brains' with low levels of coronavirus to study the effects. An April 2020 study from Wuhan, China - where the virus originated - found that about one-third of 214 patients had neurological problems. 'But clinicians need to know about this research, because it has consequences about [being] cautious and preventing infection during pregnancy.'

Source: Daily Mail June 15, 2020 14:51 UTC