What we know so far: COVID-19 current clinical knowledge and research
Mary A Lake
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2019-coron
Clin Med March 2020 Mary A Lake
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Roles: Wellcome Trust clinical research training fellow
ABSTRACT
In December 2019, health authorities in Wuhan, China, identified a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology linked to the city’s South China Seafood Market. Subsequent investigations revealed a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, as the causative agent now at the heart of a major outbreak. The rising case numbers have been accompanied by unprecedented public health action, including the wholesale isolation of Wuhan. Alongside this has been a robust scientific response, including early publication of the pathogen genome, and rapid development of highly specific diagnostics. This article will review the new knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 acute respiratory disease, and summarise its clinical features.
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Clinical Medicine Mar 2020, clinmed.2019-coron; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2019-coron
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