Unique epidemiological and clinical features of the emerging 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID‐19) implicate special control measures
Shantou University · Shantou University Medical College · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract By 27 February 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) caused 82 623 confirmed cases and 2858 deaths globally, more than severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (8273 cases, 775 deaths) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) (1139 cases, 431 deaths) caused in 2003 and 2013, respectively. COVID‐19 has spread to 46 countries internationally. Total fatality rate of COVID‐19 is estimated at 3.46% by far based on published data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC). Average incubation period of COVID‐19 is around 6.4 days, ranges from 0 to 24 days. The basic reproductive number ( R 0 ) of COVID‐19 ranges from 2 to 3.5 at the early phase regardless of…
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- 100%
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Authors
4- YWYixuan Wang
Shantou University, Shantou University Medical College
- YWYuyi Wang
Shantou University, Shantou University Medical College
- YCYan Chen
Union Hospital, Wuhan Union Hospital, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- QQQingsong QinCorresponding
Shantou University, Shantou University Medical College
Topics & keywords
- Epidemiology
- Case fatality rate
- Outbreak
- Medicine
- Coronavirus
- Pneumonia
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Middle East respiratory syndrome
- Good health and well-being