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Forecasting the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital demand and deaths for the USA and European Economic Area countries
IHME, MedRXIV, April 26, 2020

We estimate the trajectory of the cumulative and daily death rate as a function of the implementation of social distancing measures, supported by additional evidence from mobile phone data. An extended mixture model was used in data rich settings to capture asymmetric daily death patterns. Health service needs were forecast using a micro-simulation model.

COVID-19 and individual risk: the role of genomics
P Brice, PHG Foundation, April 14, 2020

Human genomic variation is rapidly coming under scrutiny. The newly formed COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative brings together major genome sequencing groups from around the world in an effort to uncover genetic determinants of susceptibility, severity and outcomes.

Antibody testing will enhance the power and accuracy of COVID-19-prevention trials
M lipsitch et al, NAture Medicine, April 27, 2020

Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals
Y Liu et al, Nature, April 27, 2020

This study investigated the aerodynamic nature of SARS-CoV-2 by measuring viral RNA in aerosols in different areas of two Wuhan hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak in February and March 2020. The concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in aerosols detected in isolation wards and ventilated patient rooms was very low, but it was elevated in the patients’ toilet areas.

Angiotensin Drugs and COVID-19: More Reassuring Data
S Hughes, Medscape, April 23, 2020

Risk Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Bluetooth Low Energy Measurements
F Sattler et al, ARXIV April 22, 2020

How did SARS-CoV-19 spread in India from Italy, Iran and China? Genetic surveillance of early cases and virus demography
M Thakur et al, BIORXIV, April 26, 2020

How fast does the SARS-Cov-2 virus really mutate in heterogeneous populations?
V Rana et al, MEDRXIV, April 27, 2020

Clinical and historical features associated with severe COVID-19 infection: a systematic review
JL Pigoga et al, MEDRXIV, April 27, 2020

Estimating Survival of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients from Admission Information
TJ Levy, MEDRXIV, April 27, 2020

The computer algorithm that was among the first to detect the coronavirus outbreak
CBS 60 Minutes, April 26, 2020

On New Year's Eve, a small company in Canada was among the first to raise the alarm about an infectious disease outbreak. Its computer algorithm calculated where the virus might spread next. The technology could change the way we fight another contagion.