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Review
. 2020 Jul-Aug;22(6-7):231-235.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 May 6.

Current development of COVID-19 diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics

Naru Zhang  1 , Chaoqun Li  1 , Yue Hu  1 , Kangchen Li  1 , Jintian Liang  1 , Lili Wang  2 , Lanying Du  3 , Shibo Jiang  4
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Review

Current development of COVID-19 diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics

Naru Zhang et al. Microbes Infect. 2020 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

A novel coronavirus, designated as SARS-CoV-2, first emerged in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in late December 2019. The rapidly increasing number of cases has caused worldwide panic. In this review, we describe some currently applied diagnostic approaches, as well as therapeutics and vaccines, to prevent, treat and control further outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords: Diagnostic approaches; SARS-CoV-2; Therapeutics; Vaccines.

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Schematic diagram of SARS-CoV-2 structure and ACE2 receptor on the host cell surface.
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