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Published in: Infection 2/2020

Open Access 01-04-2020 | Influenza | Editorial

Successful containment of COVID-19: the WHO-Report on the COVID-19 outbreak in China

Authors: Bernd Salzberger, Thomas Glück, Boris Ehrenstein

Published in: Infection | Issue 2/2020

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SARS-CoV-2 is a new Coronavirus, with first infections detected in humans late in 2019. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has led to a large outbreak in China and is currently causing outbreaks in many countries. The disease spectrum ranges from uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections to severe viral pneumonia with multiorgan failure and death. It can be transmitted by droplets from asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic patients and possibly through aerosols in health care environments. …
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Title
Successful containment of COVID-19: the WHO-Report on the COVID-19 outbreak in China
Authors
Bernd Salzberger
Thomas Glück
Boris Ehrenstein
Publication date
01-04-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01409-4

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