COVID-19: The first documented coronavirus pandemic in history

The novel human coronavirus disease COVID-19 has become the fifth documented pandemic since the 1918 flu pandemic. COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China, and subsequently spread worldwide. The coronavirus was officially named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses based on phylogenetic analysis. SARS-CoV-2 is believed to be a spillover of an animal coronavirus and later adapted the ability of human-to-human transmission. Because the virus is highly contagious, it rapidly spreads and continuously evolves in the human population. In this review article, we discuss the basic properties, potential origin, and evolution of the novel…

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  Ministry of Education
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  Ministry of Science and Technology

  Award: 108-3017-F-182-001
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  Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

  Awards: 108-3017-F-182-001, MOST 108-3017-F-182-001, MOST 108-