Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus responsible for an ongoing human pandemic (COVID-19). There is a massive international effort underway to develop diagnostic reagents, vaccines, and antiviral drugs in a bid to slow down the spread of the disease and save lives. One part of that international effort involves the research community working with plants, bringing researchers from all over the world together with commercial enterprises to achieve the rapid supply of protein antigens and antibodies for diagnostic kits, and scalable production systems for the emergency manufacturing of vaccines and antiviral drugs. Here, we look at some of the ways in which plants can and are being used in the fight against COVID-19.

严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 是一种新型冠状病毒，可导致持续的人类大流行 (COVID-19)。为了减缓疾病的传播和挽救生命，国际上正在进行大规模的努力来开发诊断试剂、疫苗和抗病毒药物。这一国际努力的一部分涉及研究界与植物的合作，将来自世界各地的研究人员与商业企业聚集在一起，以实现用于诊断试剂盒的蛋白质抗原和抗体的快速供应，以及用于疫苗和疫苗紧急生产的可扩展生产系统。抗病毒药物。在这里，我们研究了植物可以并且正在用于对抗 COVID-19 的一些方法。