Journal Watch

Development of a symptom tracker for COVID-19

This acts as a model for how the repurposing of existing approaches can provide rapidly scalable epidemiologic data collection and analysis, which will continue to be critical for a data-driven response to the pandemic

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 amongst household contacts

Older people are the most susceptible to household transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Genetic factors associated with COVID-19 disease behaviour

There is a 3p21.31 gene cluster that may act as a genetic susceptibility locus in patients with COVID-19 with respiratory failure.

Combination of measures required to reduce COVID-19 transmission after lockdown is eased in the UK

When combined with moderate physical distancing measures, self-isolation and contact tracing would be more likely to achieve control of COVID-19 transmission.