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Assessing the impact of coordinated COVID-19 exit strategies across Europe
NW Ruktanonchai et al, Science, July 17, 2020

We provide an evidence base for coordinated exit strategies across Europe using mobile phone data and a metapopulation model of COVID-19 transmission. Specifically, we quantify the progression of a second epidemic continent-wide if countries act in a coordinated or uncoordinated manner.

The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic
G Guglielmi, Nature News, July 17, 2020

Epidemiologists say mass testing for SARS-CoV-2 — requiring millions of tests per country per week — is the most practical way out of the current crisis. The most promising way to perform large numbers of tests may be to use a mix of methods that rely on different instruments and supply chains so that a sudden worldwide demand won’t deplete any key materials.

Susceptible supply limits the role of climate in the early SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
RE Baker et al, Science, July 17, 2020

Introductions and early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the New York City area
AS Gonzales-Reiche et al, Science, July 17, 2020

The authors sampled some of the early patients seeking assistance in February and March of 2020 at the Mount Sinai Health System. Phylogenetic analysis of virus sequencesshowed that the virus had been independently introduced many times from Europe and elsewhere in the United States. Subsequent clusters of community transmission occurred.

Aging immunity may exacerbate COVID-19
AN Akbar et al, Science, July 17, 2020

Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands
BBO Munink et al, Nature Medicine, July 16, 2020

The combination of near to real-time whole-genome sequence analysis and epidemiology resulted in reliable assessments of the extent of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the community, facilitating early decision-making to control local transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands.

Sample pooling methods for efficient pathogen screening: Practical implications
T Furstenau et al, BIORXIV, July 16, 2020

Mutational dynamics and transmission properties of SARS-CoV-2 superspreading events in Austria
A Popa et al BIORXIV, July 17, 2020

COVID-19 Detection on Chest X-Ray and CT Scan Images Using Multi-image Augmented Deep Learning Model
K Purohit et a, BIORXIV, July 17, 2020