Quarantined at home now, U.S. scientist describes his visit to China’s hot zone
National Institutes of Health’s Clifford Lane joined select group of international scientists invited to tour country hardest hit by COVID-19
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Why airport screening won’t stop the spread of coronavirus
Temperature checks and health questionnaires very rarely catch infected travelers -
With $115 million, more than 80 Boston researchers will collaborate to tackle COVID-19
Project received funding from a Chinese company to understand the virus and how to treat it -
‘We had to act.’ How coronavirus fears forced physics society to nix giant meeting
For American Physical Society CEO Kate Kirby, a vision of contagion and a massive quarantine -
Indonesia finally reports two coronavirus cases. Scientists worry it has many more
Lack of testing may mask a “silent epidemic” in the world’s fourth most populous country -
China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries
Report from joint WHO-China mission takes detailed look at results of response in hardest hit country -
Coronavirus just caused the American Physical Society to cancel its biggest meeting of the year
Last-minute move causes chaos for thousands of researchers -
In bid to rapidly expand coronavirus testing, U.S. agency abruptly changes rules
Shift by the Food and Drug Administration expected to help increase tests to 10,000 per day -
The United States badly bungled coronavirus testing—but things may soon improve
A faulty reagent in a test kit and bureaucratic hurdles have slowed testing for the virus that causes COVID-19 -
Singapore claims first use of antibody test to track coronavirus infections
Researchers hope serological testing will help them better understand the epidemic -
‘A completely new culture of doing research.’ Coronavirus outbreak changes how scientists communicate
Preprint servers and journals are working overtime to keep up with a “firehose” of data -
The coronavirus seems unstoppable. What should the world do now?
A pandemic seems inevitable, but its speed and impact can be mitigated -
Coronavirus infections keep mounting after cruise ship fiasco in Japan
Eight public servants who visited the ship to support the quarantine contracted the virus -
First deaths of cruise ship passengers fuel debate over Japan’s handling of quarantine
Outbreak expert takes down alarming YouTube video, says conditions on board the Princess Diamond have improved -
Scientist decries ‘completely chaotic’ conditions on cruise ship Japan quarantined after viral outbreak
Japanese government also slow to release epidemiological data about the Diamond Princess, critics say -
Scientists ‘strongly condemn’ rumors and conspiracy theories about origin of coronavirus outbreak
A statement in The Lancet assails misinformation about the possibility that COVID-19 came from a lab in Wuhan, China
