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Novel NGS Pipeline for Virus Discovery from a Wide Spectrum of Hosts and Sample Types
I Plyusnin et al, BIORXIV, May 8, 2020

Containing Covid-19 outbreaks with spatiallytargeted short-term lockdowns and mass-testing
J Alsing et al, MEDRXIV, May 9, 2020

The network model is based on commuter data, a catchment area model for schools, and a phenomenological model for mobility and interactions outside of work, school, and the home. We show that for outbreak scenarios targeted lockdowns or mass-testing interventions at the level of individual communities can be effective at containing outbreaks.

F.D.A. Paves Way for Home Testing of Coronavirus
A Jacobs, NY Times, May 7, 2020

Children's role in pandemic is still a puzzle
G Vogel et al, Science, May 8, 2020

Beat COVID-19 through innovation
P Azoulay et al, Science, May 8, 2020

Combination prevention for COVID-19
MC Cohen et al, Science, May 8, 2020

Wanted In New York: Thousands Of COVID-19 Contact Tracers
HL Wang, NPR, May 8, 2020

NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 begins
NIH News, May 8, 2020 

The trial is now enrolling hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in the United States. The trial is expected to open at approximately 100 U.S. and international sites. Investigators currently anticipate enrolling more than 1,000 participants.

Quantifying the Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Mainland China Using Human Mobility Data
J Huang et al, ARXIV, May 6, 2020