The first coronaviruses studied were from human patients with the common cold; they were then called human coronavirus 229E and human coronavirus OC43.
Virusi vya kwanza vilivyofanyiwa utafiti vilitoka kwa binadamu wagonjwa wenye mafua ya kawaida, ambayo baadaye iliitwa virusi vya korona 229E na virusi vya korona vya wanadamu OC43.