The novel coronavirus disease,named COVID-19,emerged in China in December 2019[1].In the early phases of the outbreak in Wuhan City,timely and effective control measures to prevent COVID-19 spread were delayed for sev...The novel coronavirus disease,named COVID-19,emerged in China in December 2019[1].In the early phases of the outbreak in Wuhan City,timely and effective control measures to prevent COVID-19 spread were delayed for several reasons,including lack of knowledge and vigilance regarding the new disease,insufficient or inefficient detection tools.However,the adoption by Chinese authorities of a systematic approach to the disease has resulted in the number of recoveries per day,since February 18th,2020,exceeding the number of newly confirmed cases,and the cumulative number of patients cured exceeded the remaining confirmed cases on February 28th,2020(http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/yqtb/list_gzbd).展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research&Development Program of China(2017YFA0604700)the Science-based Advisory Program of the Alliance of International Science Organizations(ANSO-SBA-2020-01).
文摘The novel coronavirus disease,named COVID-19,emerged in China in December 2019[1].In the early phases of the outbreak in Wuhan City,timely and effective control measures to prevent COVID-19 spread were delayed for several reasons,including lack of knowledge and vigilance regarding the new disease,insufficient or inefficient detection tools.However,the adoption by Chinese authorities of a systematic approach to the disease has resulted in the number of recoveries per day,since February 18th,2020,exceeding the number of newly confirmed cases,and the cumulative number of patients cured exceeded the remaining confirmed cases on February 28th,2020(http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/yqtb/list_gzbd).
