In Senegal, a Dakar research centre readies itself against novel coronavirus In Dakar, the Pasteur Institute, a major biomedical research centre in Africa has been readying for the novel coronavirus. Fifteen African countries will meet from 6 to 8 February 2019 in the Senegalese capital for a workshop organised by the Pasteur Institute and the African Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) to share tips in the prevention and diagnosis of viral diseases such as coronaviruses. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES from the Pasteur Institute in Dakar