Fake COVID-19 text messages promising $1,200 or more in a fake clinical study are circulating in Springfield, Missouri. BBB: “Don’t click the link. Delete the text, and move on. Real medical research is gathering information about candidates for a drug study, but not financial information. If you click on a link in a text message, you could unwittingly be opening up your device to downloading malware. Dr. Anthony Fauci says public health authorities might have to “maintain control chronically” over the new coronavirus.”]