The Virus That Broke the Planet. Why SARS-CoV-2 Is So Special and What We Should Do About It

Coronavirus appeared unexpectedly as a New Year 2020 “gift,” and within just a few months the world turned into a disaster series. With incredible efforts, the government stopped the spread of the virus—but already in autumn the epidemic began to pick up momentum again.

What do we know about SARS-CoV-2, why it kills some people and passes without symptoms in others, is the vaccine safe, and when a cure will be found; how we treat COVID-19 without it; whether it’s possible to fight the pathogen without shutting down the planet—this book answers these and many other questions. Even though the pandemic hasn’t ended yet and we keep receiving new data about the virus, the fundamental foundations set out in the text won’t change: they serve as a framework on which the reader can build new knowledge.