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COVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, that has not been previously identified in humans. See below for a collection of resources to help you cover this issue (Please note: additional resources are available to journalists who are logged in).

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  1. ‘Like looking for a needle in a haystack’: the global hunt to find key molecule to block COVID-19

    Publicly released: Mon 18 May 2020 at 0800 AEST, 1000 NZST

    A UniSA molecular biologist is working with a world leader in artificial intelligence-based drug discovery to help find a molecule that could prevent the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strain causing Read more about ‘Like looking for a needle in a haystack’: the global hunt to find key molecule to block COVID-19

    Australia; SAUniversity of South Australia

  2. Pandemic highlights e-health issues

    Publicly released: Sun 17 May 2020 at 2030 AEST, 2230 NZST

    Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and EHealth

    Misinformation and mistrust of Australia’s COVIDSafe app underlines the need for standards to scope, develop, assess and roll out e-health services, Flinders University digital health experts say. Read more about Pandemic highlights e-health issues

    Australia; SAFlinders University

  3. Healthcare inequity could hide another COVID-19 outbreak in NZ

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 1330 AEST, 1530 NZST

    Te Pūnaha Matatini researchers have modelled how COVID-19 could spread through different groups in the New Zealand population. ... The study, which has not yet been formally peer-reviewed, finds that Read more about Healthcare inequity could hide another COVID-19 outbreak in NZ

    New ZealandTe Pūnaha Matatini

  4. COVID-19: Arthritis drug may help patients breathe

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 1210 AEST, 1410 NZST

    Cell Host & Microbe

    A small study by Greek researchers suggests a drug prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis could improve the lung function of people with severe COVID-19 infections. ... They say the drug, called anakinra, Read more about COVID-19: Arthritis drug may help patients breathe

    InternationalAttikon University Hospital, Greece

  5. Close relative of COVID-19 virus found in Chinese bats, suggests natural origin

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 1200 AEST, 1400 NZST

    Current Biology

    Chinese and Australian scientists have identified a bat coronavirus that is SARS-CoV-2's closest relative in some regions of its genetic code, and has striking similarities in its spike ... While it's not Read more about Close relative of COVID-19 virus found in Chinese bats, suggests natural origin

    Australia; International; NSWThe University of Sydney | Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, China

  6. Italy's COVID death counts 'substantially underestimate' actual deaths

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 1126 AEST, 1326 NZST

    The BMJ

    Official COVID19 death counts are likely to be a “substantial underestimation” of the actual number of deaths from the disease, at least for some Italian regions, according to new research. Read more about Italy's COVID death counts 'substantially underestimate' actual deaths

    InternationalInstitute of Public Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

  7. More evidence that the much hyped hydroxycholorquine doesn't work for COVID19

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 1101 AEST, 1301 NZST

    The BMJ

    Two new clinical trials suggest that the much-hyped anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not routinely be used for patients with COVID19. ... found that it did not help hospitalised patients Read more about More evidence that the much hyped hydroxycholorquine doesn't work for COVID19

    InternationalHenri-Mondor Hospital, France, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China

  8. Dogs with COVID19 probably caught it from their humans

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 1045 AEST, 1245 NZST

    Nature

    The first two dogs reported to have coronavirus probably caught the infection from their owners, say researchers who also say it is unclear whether infected dogs can transmit the virus to Read more about Dogs with COVID19 probably caught it from their humans

    Australia; International; QLDGovernment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Asia Pacific Veterinary Information Services, Queensland, Australia

  9. Social good creates economic boost

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 0901 AEST, 1101 NZST

    Springer Open - Small Business Economics

    As governments around the globe race to prop up ailing economies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, a world-first study out of Australia and Sweden has found social venture Read more about Social good creates economic boost

    Australia; International; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT) | Mid Sweden University

  10. Model predicts up to 190,000 deaths from COVID-19 in Africa

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    BMJ Global Health

    Researchers have built a new predictive model that forecasts wide-scale infection and mortality from COVID-19 across Africa in the first year of the pandemic. ... In total, around one in four (22%) of the Read more about Model predicts up to 190,000 deaths from COVID-19 in Africa

    InternationalWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Republic of Congo

  11. Machine learning model predicts mortality in COVID-19 patients

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    Nature Machine Intelligence

    Researchers in China have developed the first model to identify patients at highest risk of dying from COVID-19. ... Using a mathematical modelling approach based on machine learning algorithms, their Read more about Machine learning model predicts mortality in COVID-19 patients

    InternationalHuazhong University of Science and Technology, China

  12. Pangolins may not be intermediate host of SARS-CoV-2

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS Pathogens

    Recent studies have shown that the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) likely originated in bats. ... The results suggest that the pangolin coronavirus is genetically similar to SARS-CoV-2 and a group Read more about Pangolins may not be intermediate host of SARS-CoV-2

    InternationalGuangdong Academy of Science, China

  13. We shouldn't consider COVID-19 deaths equivalent to seasonal flu

    Publicly released: Fri 15 May 2020 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Internal Medicine

    demand on US hospital resources during the COVID-19 crisis has been unprecedented, they say. ... The similar number of deaths from COVID-19 (so far) and seasonal influenza are not reflected in frontline Read more about We shouldn't consider COVID-19 deaths equivalent to seasonal flu

    InternationalHarvard Medical School, USA

  14. COVID-19 is likely behind the rise in rare Kawasaki-like disease in kids

    Publicly released: Thu 14 May 2020 at 1630 AEST, 1830 NZST

    The Lancet

    Only 19 children had been diagnosed with the condition in Italy in the five years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, but there were 10 cases between 18 February and 20 April ... However, the syndrome Read more about COVID-19 is likely behind the rise in rare Kawasaki-like disease in kids

    InternationalHospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Italy

  15. Adults who had the anti-TB BCG jab as bubs are no less likely to catch COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 14 May 2020 at 1600 AEST, 1800 NZST

    JAMA

    Israeli scientists say having had the BCG anti-TB vaccine in infancy does not appear to confer any protection against COVID-19 in adulthood. ... the rate of positive test results for SARS-CoV-2. Read more about Adults who had the anti-TB BCG jab as bubs are no less likely to catch COVID-19

    InternationalTel Aviv University, Israel

  16. There's no evidence chloroquine helps treat or prevent COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 14 May 2020 at 1530 AEST, 1730 NZST

    Annals of Internal Medicine

    Evidence does not support the use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with azithromycin to prevent COVID-19 after infection with SARS-CoV-2, or for treatment of patients Read more about There's no evidence chloroquine helps treat or prevent COVID-19

    InternationalAmerican College of Physicians

  17. Origins of COVID-19 still a mystery

    Publicly released: Thu 14 May 2020 at 1338 AEST, 1538 NZST

    The highly-infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus is most ideally adapted to infect human cells – rather than bat or pangolin cells, according to new computer modelling. ... In a quest to find a vaccine or drug Read more about Origins of COVID-19 still a mystery

    Australia; SAFlinders University

  18. Teens in COVID-19 lockdown wanted for mental health impact study

    Publicly released: Thu 14 May 2020 at 1257 AEST, 1457 NZST

    As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, a South Australian research team is looking at the impact of mass lockdowns on children’s mental health and wellbeing. ... study including 18 other Read more about Teens in COVID-19 lockdown wanted for mental health impact study

    InternationalFlinders University

  19. Chat in small spaces could spread COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 14 May 2020 at 1100 AEST, 1300 NZST

    PNAS

    The authors warn this may increase the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, when people are in confined spaces. ... However, this study did not demonstrate transmission of Read more about Chat in small spaces could spread COVID-19

    InternationalNational Institutes of Health, USA

  20. SARS-CoV-2 detected in multiple human organs

    Publicly released: Thu 14 May 2020 at 1043 AEST, 1243 NZST

    New England Journal of Medicine

    Autopsies of 22 patients in Germany who died of COVID-19 have revealed that the virus was present in a range of organs. ... COVID-19 patients. Read more about SARS-CoV-2 detected in multiple human organs

    InternationalUniversity Medical Center Hamburg–Eppendorf, Germany

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