Bose Institute was set up in 1917 by Sir JC Bose, the founder of modern science in the Indian subcontinent. It is Asia's first modern research centre devoted to interdisciplinary research and bears a century old tradition of research excellence.
“Novel
coronavirus” is a new, previously unidentified strain of coronavirus.
The novel coronavirus involved in the current outbreak has been named
SARS-CoV-2 by the World Health Organization (WHO).