The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-An emerging global health threat.

A new interesting article has been published in J Infect Public Health. 2020 Mar 18. pii: S1876-0341(20)30365-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.02.033. [Epub ahead of print] and titled:

The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-An emerging global health threat.

Authors of this article are:

Arshad Ali S, Baloch M, Ahmed N, Arshad Ali A, Iqbal A.

A summary of the article is shown below:

The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) causing novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia (NCIP), has affected the lives of 71,429 people globally. Originating in China, the disease has a rapid progression to other countries. Research suggests remarkable genomic resemblance of 2019-nCoV with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) which has a history of a pandemic in 2002. With evidence of nosocomial spread, a number of diligent measures are being employed to constrain its propagation. Hence, the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) has been established by the World Health Organization (WHO) with strategic objectives for public health to curtail its impact on global health and economy.Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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