Coronavirus primarily spread to New York from Europe and was sweeping through city by mid-February

The first cases of coronavirus that arrived in New York spread mostly from Europe, according to two scientific studies. Researchers believe the virus was being spread around the city by mid-February – weeks before New York’s first confirmed case. The scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai N.Y.U. and Grossman School of Medicine studied DNA … Read more

Coronavirus primarily spread to New York from Europe and was sweeping through city by mid-February

The coronavirus outbreak that has gripped New York originated in Europe and not China, according to two scientific studies. Researchers believe the virus was being spread around the city by mid-February – weeks before New York’s first confirmed case. Scientists say the two separate teams found travelers brought the virus mainly from Europe, rather than … Read more