A new study by The Scripps Research Institute and Hong Kong University determined the crystal structure of CR3022, a neutralizing antibody previously isolated from a convalescent SARS patient

The outbreak of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus has now become a pandemic, but there is currently very little understanding of the antigenicity of the virus. Source Science A recent study has shown that CR3022 can also bind to the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 . This finding provides an opportunity to uncover a cross-reactive epitope. Therefore

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Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic following new China figures and Italian cluster area research

New evidence has emerged from China indicating that the large majority of coronavirus infections do not result in symptoms. Source The BMJ Chinese authorities began publishing daily figures on 1 April on the number of new coronavirus cases that are asymptomatic, with the first day’s figures suggesting that around four in five coronavirus infections caused

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Covid-19: US FDA gives emergency approval to hydroxychloroquine despite lack of evidence

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized clinicians to prescribe chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for patients admitted to hospital with covid-19, despite warnings from scientific advisers that no randomized controlled trial has been conducted to support the drugs’ safety and efficacy in this population. Source The BMJ In the emergency use authorization issued on 28

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SARS-CoV-2 Readily Shed Early in Infection, Transmissible Before Symptoms Emerge

More evidence is emerging that coronavirus infections are being spread by people who have no clear symptoms, complicating efforts to gain control of the pandemic. A study conducted by researchers in Singapore and published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday is the latest to estimate that around 10% of new coronavirus infections may be sparked

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To counter COVID-19 misinformation, USC expert backs new approach to science learning

New research from USC Rossier aims to combat rampant misinformation on subjects like the coronavirus and climate change. In the early days of the novel coronavirus’ spread through the United States, misinformation spread alongside it. From presidential news conferences to every nook of social media, COVID-19 misinformation has been rampant. This has led to the

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Controlling Covid-19 using a mobile app to trace close proximity contacts

A team of medical researchers and bioethicists at Oxford University has published results in Science that furthers  understanding of Covid-19 transmission. The evidence is enabling several international partners, including the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and NHSX, a joint unit comprised of teams from NHS England and the UK’s Department of Health & Social Care, to assess the

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