Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says the 2019 nCoV belongs to Coronaviridae, a 'completely different family of viruses.' It is not rabies. Claim: The 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a ...

1. Coronaviridae. COVID-19, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acquired respiratory syndrome (SARS) The first human Coronaviruses (229E and OC43) were found in 1965 and 1967 respectively.

Those belonged to the families Coronaviridae (including Covid-19 and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome), Orthomyxoviridae (flu), Paramyxoviridae (Nipah virus, measles), and Peribunyaviridae ...

Coronaviridae: The Return of a Familiar Foe. This group contains COVID-19 and MERS, the latter still producing sporadic outbreaks with high mortality, chiefly in the Middle East.

Pathogen families on the list include coronaviridae, which includes Covid-19, paramyxoviridae, which includes Nipah virus, and orthomyxoviridae, which includes bird flu.