Current epidemiological and clinical features of COVID-19; a global perspective from China

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and represents a potentially fatal disease of great global public health importance. As of March 26, 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in 462,801 confirmed cases and 20,839 deaths globally, which is more than those caused by SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2003 and 2013, respectively. The epidemic has posed considerable challenges worldwide. Under a strict mechanism of massive prevention and control, China has seen a rapid decrease in new cases of coronavirus; however, the global situation remains serious. Additionally, the origin of COVID-19 has not been determined and no specific antiviral treatment or vaccine is currently available. Based on the published data, this review systematically discusses the etiology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and current intervention measures related to COVID-19 in the hope that it may provide a reference for future studies and aid in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic.

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CommentIn: J Infect. 2021 Feb;82(2):e27-e28. - PMID 32853598

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infection - 81(2020), 1 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 1-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tu, Huilan [VerfasserIn]
Tu, Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Shiqi [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Anwen [VerfasserIn]
Sheng, Jifang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019-nCoV
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Intervention
Journal Article
Review
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 26.06.2020

Date Revised 06.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Infect. 2021 Feb;82(2):e27-e28. - PMID 32853598

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.011

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NLM309001544