UK team tests China virus vaccine on mice

Travellers going through the near-deserted Hangzhou East Railway Station in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday (Feb 11) due to the coronavirus outbreak. A team of UK scientists believe they are among the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the epidemic. - Bloomberg

LONDON: A team of UK scientists believe they are among the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,000 people and spread around the world.

Researchers at Imperial College London said their ultimate goal was to have an effective and safe way of halting the SARS-like strain's spread by the end of the year.