2. Preprints: immediate sharing of preliminary results 

Preprints are early versions of manuscripts, shared with the scientific community and the public ahead of peer review and ahead of publication in a refereed journal. Preprints accelerate the dissemination and visibility of research content. Preprints are not peer reviewed and data is oftentimes preliminary, but the rapid sharing of information is crucial, especially during an evolving global situation.
The first preprint server (and still the most popular) is the ar\(\chi\)iv (pronounced "archive") at arxiv.org. It serves the physical and computational sciences. We wrote extensively about the arXiv, its importance and its need to modernize its services, here. However, for the purpose of the present crisis, it is more appropriate to focus on preprint servers that focus on the biological and medical disciplines and that are more likely to contain key information on the coronavirus, its development and solutions.