| Author (Corporate) | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
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| Publisher | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
| Series Title | ECDC Risk Assessment |
| Publication Date | 26/01/2020 |
| Content Type | Report |
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Summary: On 31 December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province China. On 9 January 2020, China CDC reported a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as the causative agent of this outbreak, which is phylogenetically in the SARS-CoV clade. As of 26 January 2020, a total of 2,026 laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV cases have been reported, 1 988 in China and 38 imported cases from other countries around the world. Fifty six deaths have been reported among the cases. Chinese health authorities have confirmed human-to-human transmission outside Hubei province and 16 healthcare workers are reported to have been infected. On 24 January 2020, the first imported cases (3) of 2019-nCoV were identified in France. |
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https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/risk-assessment-outbreak-acute-respiratory-syndrome-associated-novel-0
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| Subject Categories | Health |
| Subject Tags | Public Health |
| Keywords | COVID-19 (Coronavirus) |
