By Clifford M. Chapman bio The current world health care concern over coronavirus (i.e., COVID-19) has generated many questions regarding many aspects of this fast spreading disease. It is important to address the subject of the affect, if any, of this disease on how we work in and operate histopathology laboratories. An important and timely article was published online in the Journal of Histotechnology 01 March 2020. The article “Coronavirus disinfection in histopathology” by Anthony F. Henwood (1) was referenced by Gayle Callis on the NSH Open Forum and has been granted open access. Everyone is urged to read the entire article. Herein is a review to provide the essential findings of the article. The author provides a brief history of the coronavirus outbreak and its relationship to previous outbreaks of similar coronaviruses such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Since these and coronavirus are all virus vector infectious diseases, health care professionals, including histologists, should assess their Universal Precautions procedures to ensure maximum protection while handling specimens received in the laboratory. The combination of OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens guidelines, combined with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations should form the basis for safe handling […]