A look at what's going on with the pandemic-causing coronavirus at the microscopic level.
Up Close with The Enemy: The Coronavirus in Stunning Detail
![A cluster of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) virions -- entire virus particles -- viewed through an electron microscope. (Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e94515fd-fe46-488c-bed2-201d6723e634_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A cluster of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) virions -- entire virus particles -- viewed through an electron microscope. (Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
![SARS-CoV-2 virions emerging from a human cell. All photos in this gallery were colorized using either feature-detection software or Photoshop. (Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)](https://gdb.voanews.com/c705ac84-9597-4807-aa6b-2d3b61baa63c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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SARS-CoV-2 virions emerging from a human cell. All photos in this gallery were colorized using either feature-detection software or Photoshop. (Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
![SARS-CoV-2 virions dotting the surface of a human cell. (Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)](https://gdb.voanews.com/d57a0bc7-e7d0-4564-8199-8e64b13f34b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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SARS-CoV-2 virions dotting the surface of a human cell. (Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
![A SARS-CoV-2 virion. Coronaviruses are named for the appearance of a halo or crown when viewed under a microscope. "Corona" is the Latin word for crown or halo.(Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)](https://gdb.voanews.com/76cfdf7b-7ee2-4b95-b838-e01e5253509c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A SARS-CoV-2 virion. Coronaviruses are named for the appearance of a halo or crown when viewed under a microscope. "Corona" is the Latin word for crown or halo.(Courtesy: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)