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Glob Health Res Policy. 2020 Mar 2;5:6. doi: 10.1186/s41256-020-00135-6. eCollection 2020.
The novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.
Zhu H1, Wei L1, Niu P1.
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, or COVID-19) epidemic first broke out in Wuhan and has been spreading in whole China and the world. The numbers of new infections and deaths in Wuhan are still increasing, which have posed major public health and governance concerns. A series of mandatory actions have been taken by the municipal and provincial governments supported by the central government, such as measures to restrict travels across cities, case detection and contact tracing, quarantine, guidance and information to the public, detection kit development, etc. Challenges such as lacking effective drugs, insufficient hospital services and medical supplies, logistics, etc. have much alleviated with the solidarity of the whole society. The pandemic will definitely be ended with the continuous efforts of both national and international multi-sectoral bodies.
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KEYWORDS:
2019-nCoV; COVID-19; Global health; Novel coronavirus; Outbreak; Pneumonia; Wuhan
PMID:32226823PMCID:PMC7050114DOI:10.1186/s41256-020-00135-6