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Review
. 2020 Apr;66(4):534-540.
doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.4.534.

What do we know about COVID-19? A review article

Júlia Maggi Vieira  1 , Olívia Moura de Paula Ricardo  1 , Carolina Miranda Hannas  1 , Tereza Cristina Moreira Kanadani  1 , Tiago Dos Santos Prata  2 , Fábio Nishimura Kanadani  3
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What do we know about COVID-19? A review article

Júlia Maggi Vieira et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2020 Apr.
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Abstract

Objectives: To bring summarized information about what has been published so far regarding Covid-19, facilitating the access to information and a better understanding of this pandemic, and to contribute to the medical community in the decision-making against this virus.

Methods: This review article brings collected information from different articles published since the beginning of the pandemic of the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Key results: This paper aggregates and consolidates some epidemiological parameters and clinical knowledge about the novel coronavirus and brings what is new in the search for pandemic control.

Major conclusions: Governments and health authorities are under increased pressure to control the COVID-19 spreading. In this scenario, the scientific community is working hard to produce relevant papers which will help in the next steps against coronavirus. Our review summarized the latest news about SARS-CoV2, evidencing what we know about COVID-19 until now.

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