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The number of scientific papers on the novel coronavirus is doubling every 14 days

The number of scientific papers on the novel coronavirus is doubling every 14 days

In the race between science and SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus is still winning. Its relentless, exponential growth during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in at least 1.4 million infected and 83,600 killed, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. Peer-reviewed journal articles and manuscripts known as preprints are piling up in the scientific literature.