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Current directions, conceptions and viewpoints on 2019‑nCoV (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Xiao Feng
    • Xiaoyu Xie
    • Shouyang Song
    • Wenjun Chen
    • Hongjun Bian
    • Fajuan Rui
    • Qiang Zhu
    • Wanhua Ren
    • Chengyong Qin
    • Jianni Qi
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  • Published online on: November 25, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9502
  • Article Number: 70
  • Copyright: © Feng et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

On December 31, 2019, the first case of a novel coronavirus infection was reported in Wuhan, China. The ongoing outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019‑nCoV) has caused immense global concern. According to the recommendations of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee and the facts and cases that 215 other countries have also reported to date, the World Health Organization Director‑General announced that the outbreak of 2019‑nCoV constitutes a public health emergency of international concern and a severe threat to the human health worldwide. To date, the prevalence of the virus has continued in waves and is increasing globally. The present review briefly introduces the epidemiology of 2019‑nCoV, as well as viral structural characteristics, and receptors and cells that may act after entering the body, laboratory examinations, imaging and pathological features, clinical manifestations, complications, treatment and management.
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Feng X, Xie X, Song S, Chen W, Bian H, Rui F, Zhu Q, Ren W, Qin C, Qi J, Qi J, et al: Current directions, conceptions and viewpoints on 2019‑nCoV (Review). Exp Ther Med 21: 70, 2021
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Feng, X., Xie, X., Song, S., Chen, W., Bian, H., Rui, F. ... Qi, J. (2021). Current directions, conceptions and viewpoints on 2019‑nCoV (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 70. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9502
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Feng, X., Xie, X., Song, S., Chen, W., Bian, H., Rui, F., Zhu, Q., Ren, W., Qin, C., Qi, J."Current directions, conceptions and viewpoints on 2019‑nCoV (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.1 (2021): 70.
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Feng, X., Xie, X., Song, S., Chen, W., Bian, H., Rui, F., Zhu, Q., Ren, W., Qin, C., Qi, J."Current directions, conceptions and viewpoints on 2019‑nCoV (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 1 (2021): 70. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9502