Highlights
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The latest summary of the COVID-19 outbreak in China.
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There might be an oral-fecal transmission of the virus.
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Aggregates and consolidates the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatments and preventions of this new type of coronavirus.
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Epidemiology
Scope of the CoVID-19 infection outbreak
National-Health-Commission-of-the-People’s-Republic-of-China. CoVID-19 News Update, up to February 24, 2020. Available at: http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/yqtb/202002/67e6c59a84bd4f07b6ca4a4c5ffabb79.shtml.
WHO. WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19-2 March 2020. Available at: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---2-march-2020.
European-Centre-for-Disease-Prevention-and-Control. Daily risk assessment on COVID-19, 2 March 2020 Available at: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/current-risk-assessment-novel-coronavirus-situation.
Host and reservoir
Route of transmission
WHO. How does COVID-19 Spread? Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses.
WHO. How does COVID-19 Spread? Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses.
CCTV.COM. A 30-hour old infant in Wuhan diagnosed and mother-to-child infection suspected. Available at: http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/02/05/ARTIywVxQICUUURSIWzSzvkf200205.shtml.
Clinical manifestations
Incubation Period
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Clinical Diagnosis
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Physical examination
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CT imaging examination
Laboratory Diagnosis
Treatments and Preventions
Conclusions
Contributors
Funding
Ethical Approval
Conflicts of interests
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