Vatican City: Pope Francis announces solidarity with victims of China’s coronavirus In the midst of the Prayer Sunday Prayer Prayer prayed that God may bring the dead to peace and comfort their families. Airborne coronaviruses first affect the respiratory organs of mammals, birds, and the esophagus. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can range from common colds to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The main challenge for such diseases is that there are no anti-viral drugs available.