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Novel coronavirus infection during the 2019–2020 epidemic: preparing intensive care units—the experience in Sichuan Province, China

Authors: Xuelian Liao, Bo Wang, Yan Kang

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2020

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Up to 31 January 2020, there have been 9811 officially reported confirmed cases of 2019-novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection in China since the epidemic began in December 2019 (updated data available at https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6). …

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Title: Novel coronavirus infection during the 2019–2020 epidemic: preparing intensive care units—the experience in Sichuan Province, China
Authors: Xuelian Liao
Bo Wang
Yan Kang
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Coronavirus
Care
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-05954-2

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