2019 novel coronavirus outbreak: a quiz or final exam?

doi:10.1007/s11684-020-0753-1

. 2020 Apr;14(2):225-228.

doi: 10.1007/s11684-020-0753-1. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

2019 novel coronavirus outbreak: a quiz or final exam?

Jiuyang Xu¹, Yijun Chen¹, Hao Chen¹, Bin Cao^{2

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¹ Tsinghua University School of Medicine, Beijing, 100084, China.
² Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China. caobin_ben@163.com.
³ Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China. caobin_ben@163.com.
⁴ Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, 100084, China. caobin_ben@163.com.

PMID: 32198708
PMCID: PMC7088682
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-020-0753-1

2019 novel coronavirus outbreak: a quiz or final exam?

Jiuyang Xu et al. Front Med. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;14(2):225-228.

doi: 10.1007/s11684-020-0753-1. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Authors

Jiuyang Xu¹, Yijun Chen¹, Hao Chen¹, Bin Cao^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Tsinghua University School of Medicine, Beijing, 100084, China.
² Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China. caobin_ben@163.com.
³ Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China. caobin_ben@163.com.
⁴ Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, 100084, China. caobin_ben@163.com.

PMID: 32198708
PMCID: PMC7088682
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-020-0753-1

Abstract

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is an emerging pathogen and is threatening the global health. Strikingly, more than 28 000 cases and 550 deaths have been reported within two months from disease emergence. Armed with experience from previous epidemics in the last two decades, clinicians, scientists, officials, and citizens in China are all contributing to the prevention of further 2019-nCoV transmission. Efficient preliminary work has enabled us to understand the basic characteristics of 2019-nCoV, but there are still many unanswered questions. It is too early now to judge our performance in this outbreak. Continuous and strengthened efforts should be made not only during the epidemic, but also afterwards in order to prepare for any incoming challenges.

Keywords: 2019-nCoV; epidemic; novel coronavirus; public response.

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Conflict of interest statement

Jiuyang Xu, Yijun Chen, Hao Chen, and Bin Cao declare no conflicts of interest. This manuscript is a commentary and does not involve a research protocol requiring approval by the relevant institutional review board or ethics committee.

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