novel coronavirus



A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.

What are the types of coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Novel Coronavirus situation report, 3
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WHO has been in regular and direct contact with Chinese as well as Japanese, Korean and Thai authorities since the reporting of these cases. The three countries have shared information with WHO under the International Health Regulations. WHO is also informing[HTML]

Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR
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Background The ongoing outbreak of the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) poses a challenge for public health laboratories as virus isolates are unavailable while there is growing evidence that the outbreak is more widespread than initially thought, and

The epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) China
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Background: An outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases(COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China has spread quickly nationwide. Here, we report results of a descriptive, exploratory analysis of all cases diagnosed as of February 1 2020. Methods: All COVID-19

Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China, 20 28 January 2020
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A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is causing an outbreak of viral pneumonia that started in Wuhan, China. Using the travel history and symptom onset of 88 confirmed cases that were detected outside Wuhan in the early outbreak phase, we estimate the mean incubation

Evolution of the novel coronavirus from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modeling of its spike protein for risk of human transmission
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The occurrence of concentrated pneumonia cases in Wuhan city, Hubei province of China was first reported on December 2019 by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission (WHO). The pneumonia cases were found to be linked to a large seafood and animal

Chloroquine for the 2019 novel coronavirus
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Pattern of early human-to-human transmission of Wuhan 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), December 2019 to January 2020
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Since December 201 China has been experiencing a large outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which can cause respiratory disease and severe pneumonia. We estimated the basic reproduction number R0 of 2019-nCoV to be around 2.2 (90% high

Recovery from severe novel coronavirus infection
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A case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in a pregnant woman with preterm delivery
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The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com A case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in a pregnant woman with preterm delivery Xiaotong

Minimally invasive surgery and the novel coronavirus outbreak: lessons learned in China and Italy
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The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak hit China in the beginning of December 201 and ignited the headlines a few days later. Unexpected, unprecedented, and radical modifications have profoundly shaken the world since then. The economic shutdown in

Effectiveness of airport screening at detecting travellers infected with novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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We evaluated effectiveness of thermal passenger screening for 2019-nCoV infection at airport exit and entry to inform public health decision-making. In our baseline scenario, we estimated that 46%(95% confidence interval: 36 to 58) of infected travellers would not be

Latest outbreak news from ProMED-mail: novel coronavirus Middle East
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On 20 September 201 ProMED-mail posted a report on the identification of a novel coronavirus (nCoV) isolated from sputum from a fatal case of a severe respiratory illness (SARI) with renal failure in a 60 year old citizen of Saudi Arabia. 2 The illness had

COVID-19 ( Novel Coronavirus 2019) recent trends
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that, although the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from Wuhan City (China), is not pandemic, it should be contained to prevent the global spread. The COVID-19 virus was known earlier as 2019-nCoV. As of 12

2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: a review of the current literature
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Coronaviruses (CoV) belong to the genus Coronavirus in the Coronaviridae. All CoVs are pleomorphic RNA viruses characteristically containing crown-shape peplomers with 80-160 nM in size and 27-32 kb positive polarity. Recombination rates of CoVs are very high

History is repeating itself: Probable zoonotic spillover as the cause of the 2019 novel Coronavirus Epidemic
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Coronaviruses (CoV) have been previously on the spotlight of this discussion [ 4]. They can infect the respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic and central nervous system tracts of man, cattle, birds, bats, rodents and various other wild animals (Figure 1)[ 6]. Coronaviruses, like

Reasons for healthcare workers becoming infected with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
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The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Mainland China has been declared as a Public Health Emergency (PHE) by World Health Organization (WHO) . Globally, until 28th February 2020 there have been reported 8 774 confirmed cases and

ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals
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BACKGROUND The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), also termed SARS-CoV- is a global public health emergency. Since the first case of COVID-19 pneumonia was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in December 201 the infection has spread rapidly to the

Clinical pathology of critical patient with novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)
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2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak: A new challenge
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novel coronavirus disease-19 pnemoniae: a case report and potential applications during COVID-19 outbreak
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An outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease-19 (nCoV-19) infection began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and now involved the whole word. Several health workers have been infected in different countries. We report the case of a young man with documented