A review of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) based on current evidence

Highlights

The SARS-CoV-2 infection is spreading fast with an increasing number of infected patients nationwide.

Systematically summarizes the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of knowledge surrounding COVID-19.

The specific mechanism of the virus remains unknown, and specific drugs for the virus have not been developed.

Abstract

The pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is a highly contagious disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing outbreak as a global public health emergency. Currently, the research on novel coronavirus is still in the primary stage. Based on the current published evidence, we systematically summarizes the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of knowledge surrounding COVID-19. This review in the hope of helping the public effectively recognize and deal with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and providing a reference for future studies.

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Coronavirus
pneumonia
Respiratory infection
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These authors have contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors

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