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 Coronavirus

COVID-19 Public Sentiment Insights and Machine Learning for Tweets Classification
J Samuel et al, MEDRXIV, June 3, 2020

Ethnically diverse mutations in PIEZO1 associate with SARS-CoV-2 positivity
CW Cheng et al, MEDRXIV, May 3, 2020

A comparative evaluation of dye-based and probe-based RT-qPCR assay for the screening of SARS-CoV-2 using individual and pooled-sample testing.
C Verdugo et al, MEDRXIV, June 3, 2020

Development and Prospective Validation of a Transparent Deep Learning Algorithm for Predicting Need for Mechanical Ventilation
SP Shashikumar et al, MEDRXIV, June 3, 2020

Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection-A Narrative Review
DP Oran et al, Ann Int Med, June 3, 2020

Data-Driven Methods to Monitor, Model, Forecast and Control Covid-19 Pandemic: Leveraging Data Science, Epidemiology and Control Theory
T Alamo et al, ARXIV, June 1, 2020

An integrated national scale SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance network
COVID-19 Genomics UK, The Lancet Microbe, June 2, 2020

Results from this initiative are guiding decision makers, including the weekly reports to the UK Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). This is the first time that large-scale genomic epidemiology has been used to guide and inform the public health response to a pandemic in the UK, setting the stage for genomics to be a core tool for future pandemics.

Opinion: Intercepting pandemics through genomics
WJ Kress et al, PNAS, June 3, 2020

There is an urgent need to establish a global, genomic-based biosurveillance platform, a development which would be of immense value to biosecurity, biodefense, and the economy. If implemented, this “pandemic interception system” would hugely advance our understanding of the natural world.

A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
DR Boulware et al, NEJM, June 3, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19 — Searching for Evidence
MS Cohen, NEJM editorial, June 3, 2020