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·March 19, 2020·2 min read

Understanding how COVID-19 affects children vital to slowing pandemic

Researchers stress the importance of understanding how COVID-19 affects children to model the pandemic accurately, as well as limiting the disease spread and ensuring younger patients get the help they need.

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·March 18, 2020·2 min read

COVID-19: Advice for pregnant women

Scientists provide new information for the management of COVID-19 in pregnant women. Researchers shed light on how the coronavirus affected pregnant women in Asia.

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·March 18, 2020·2 min read

Scientists answer COVID-19 questions on new website

NYU and FAS researchers have developed a new, interactive website that allows users to ask professionals about COVID-19. If a user has a specific question, they can submit it to a crowdsourced network of doctors and researchers. Questions are currently answered within hours, but as the network grows, it is hoped the timeframe will be shorter. The service will also be available on Amazon's Alexa by the end of the week.

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·March 18, 2020·2 min read

Digestive symptoms are prominent among COVID-19 patients

Digestive symptoms, such as diarrhea and anorexia, are common in COVID-19 patients. Almost 50% of coronavirus patients from the Hubei province of China presented digestive symptoms and cited them as their main symptoms.

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·March 18, 2020·8 min read

With testing still limited, COVID-19 remains a ‘moving target’

With COVID-19 testing limited, we don't have enough data on the virus to know how widespread the diseases will ultimately become, or how long social distancing measures will last.

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·March 18, 2020·7 min read

COVID-19: Researchers model likely impact of public health measures

Researchers have analyzed the potential outcomes of public health measures on slowing and suppressing the spread of COVID-19.

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·March 17, 2020·4 min read

Experts urge development of COVID-19 app for instant contact tracing

Researchers are pushing for the development of an instant mobile app that will alert people who have come into contact with a COVID-19 patient to immediately isolate themselves via an instant message. If rapidly and widely developed, the app could significantly help to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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·March 17, 2020·3 min read

‘Stealth Transmission’ Fuels Fast Spread of COVID-19 Outbreak

Undetected and undocumented cases of COVID-19 were largely responsible for the rapid spread of the virus in China. 86% of all infections were undocumented before the January 23 Wuhan travel shutdown. Per person, the undocumented infections were half as contagious as documented infections but were the source of two-thirds of documented infections.

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·March 17, 2020·3 min read

Coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces: What you need to know

SARS-CoV-2 is detectable in aerosols for up to three hours and up to four hours on copper. On cardboard, the virus is detectable for up to 24 hours, and up to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The study suggests the virus may be acquired through the air in addition to touching surfaces.

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·March 17, 2020·3 min read

COVID-19: The immune system can fight back

Australian researchers have mapped immune responses from one of the country's first COVID-19 patients. The findings shed light on how the immune system fights the virus and assists in recovery from the virus.

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·March 16, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 test debacle: ‘We hoped it would go away before it reached us’

Researchers who have been studying the coronavirus since the outbreak say the US had an opportunity to be well ahead of the game when it came to COVID-19. However, problems with testing rollouts, regulatory guidelines, and initial flaws in early CDC tests, has left US citizens in critical danger. Rather than focusing on reacting to the pandemic, researchers say we should have focused on preparedness.

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·March 16, 2020·5 min read

Designing a coronavirus vaccine: Researchers prepare for next year and beyond

Researchers are making progress in developing potential vaccines for coronavirus infections. While a vaccine for COVID-19 might be over a year away from market, researchers are looking ahead to attempt to prevent future outbreaks.