Conclusion
The outbreak of COVID-19 before the Spring Festival of China, and the massive population flow has challenged the economic, medical and public health infrastructure of China and even all over the world. SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted from person to person and be more infectious than SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV. To date, there is no specific antiviral agents against the virus, and the most effective to prevention and control strategies are early identification, early isolation, early diagnosis, and early treatment. In addition, special attention and efforts to protect or reduce transmission should be applied in susceptible populations including children, elderly people, and health care providers. And appropriate psychological interventions and health education on knowledge for disease prevention and control may be necessary to reduce the risks of infection and heighten the work efficiency greatly. Finally, with the efforts of china and other countries, we will learn more about the pathogenesis of the virus and develop specific vaccines and therapeutic drugs to eliminate the threat of COVID-19.
Acknowledgements: We thank Medjaden Bioscience Limited (HongKong, China) for proofreading this manuscript.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
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Data availability statement:The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in National Health Commission of the people’s Republic of China at http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/xxgzbd/gzbd_index.shtml, and in World Health Organization in https://who.sprinklr.com/. The data are publicly available with no privacy or ethical restrictions. Data sharing is applicable to this article.