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Editorial
. 2020 Feb 27;8(1):51.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare8010051.

Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2): First Evidences From International Scientific Literature and Pending Questions

Emanuele Amodio  1 , Francesco Vitale  1 , Livia Cimino  1 , Alessandra Casuccio  1 , Fabio Tramuto  1
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Editorial

Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2): First Evidences From International Scientific Literature and Pending Questions

Emanuele Amodio et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

On 31 December, 2019, a cluster of 27 pneumonia cases of unknown etiology was reported by Chinese health authorities in Wuhan City (China) [...].

Keywords: COVID-19; Public Health; SARS-CoV-2; outbreak.

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Conflict of interest statement

Funding: No funding.

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Timeline of the key events observed in the first month of the 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak.
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