What to do next to control the 2019-nCoV epidemic?

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 395; no. 10222; pp. 391 - 393
• Main Authors: Wang, Fu-Sheng, Zhang, Chao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 08.02.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; China; Clinical trials; Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease control; Disease prevention; Epidemics; Fatalities; Health care; Humans; Immune response; Infections; Medical personnel; Outbreaks; Pandemics; Pathogenesis; Patients; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Public health; SARS-CoV-2; Viral infections; China; South Korea; Singapore; United States > US; Japan; Malaysia; Thailand; Australia; Germany

Notably, 159 confirmed cases have been reported in 23 other countries beyond China, including Japan, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, the USA, Malaysia, and Germany. Because of the seriousness of this outbreak, WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern on Jan 30,...