The Lancet
July 20, 2020
Feng-Cai Zhu, MSc, Prof Xu-Hua Guan, PhD, Prof Yu-Hua Li, PhD, Prof Jian-Ying Huang, MD, Prof Tao Jiang, PhD, Prof Li-Hua Hou, PhD, et al.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused more than million cases of COVID-19 worldwide, resulting in 551 000 deaths and severe economic disruption. After the initial outbreak, with more than 80 000 cases and 3000 deaths in China, COVID-19 has now spread to 216 countries and territories. Large numbers of cases and deaths are reported daily from Europe, the USA, Brazil, Russia, India, and many other countries.The current pandemic has highlighted the need for effective preventive solutions to reduce burden and spread of the disease. As long as there is a COVID-19 epidemic in one area in the world, there is a risk of a pandemic.
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