Today, we publish the first clinical data from individuals confirmed to be infected with 2019-nCov from Wuhan, China. As for all public health emergencies, we will be making all related #Coronavirus Lancet content fully and freely available thelancet.com/coronavirus
Paper 1 outlines the first 41 cases. The severity of illness is concerning: almost a third of patients developed acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring intensive care: 6 patients died; 5 had acute cardiac injury; and 4 required ventilation thelancet.com/pb-assets/Lanc…
China has quickly isolated and sequenced the virus and shared these data internationally. The lessons from the SARS epidemic…have been successfully learned.
Comment from Chen Wang, Peter W Horby, Frederick G Hayden & George F Gao thelancet.com/pb-assets/Lanc…
Paper 2: Authors from Hong Kong report clinical & microbiological data from a family who travelled to Wuhan & later presented with pneumonia to Shenzhen Hospital. 5 identified as 2019-nCoV infected, suggesting human-to human transmission thelancet.com/pb-assets/Lanc…
Editorial: "@WHO has reacted fast and diligently and we commend them for their resilience in the face of unprecedented international pressure" thelancet.com/pb-assets/Lanc…
Editorial: "There are many gaps in understanding...exposure & possible infection of health workers & and effectiveness of city shutdown. Chinese public health authorities are under pressure. Much will depend on maintaining trust between authorities & local population"
Editorial: "There are enormous demands for rapid access to information about this new virus, affected patients & communities & response. News media that worsen fears by reporting a “killer virus“ only harm efforts to implement a successful & safe infection control strategy."
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