RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 What we know so far: COVID-19 current clinical knowledge and research
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 124
OP 127
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2019-coron
VO 20
IS 2
A1 Mary A Lake
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/2/124.abstract
AB 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.