reviewInternational Journal of Infectious DiseasesMar 12, 2020GOLD OA

The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: What we know

DWDi WuTWTiantian WuQLQun LiuZYZhicong Yang

Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention · Sun Yat-sen University

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Abstract

There is a current worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019; the pathogen called SARS-CoV-2; previously 2019-nCoV), which originated from Wuhan in China and has now spread to 6 continents including 66 countries, as of 24:00 on March 2, 2020. Governments are under increased pressure to stop the outbreak from spiraling into a global health emergency. At this stage, preparedness, transparency, and sharing of information are crucial to risk assessments and beginning outbreak control activities. This information should include reports from outbreak site and from laboratories supporting the investigation. This paper aggregates and consolidates the epidemiology, clinical…

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  • Outbreak
  • Preparedness
  • Coronavirus
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Transparency (behavior)
  • Pandemic
  • Epidemiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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