Current perspective on pandemic of COVID-19 in the United States

被引:30
作者
Sahu, Kamal Kant [1 ]
Kumar, Raman [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] St Vincent Hosp, Dept Internal Med, 123 Summer St, Worcester, MA 01608 USA
[2] Acad Family Phys India, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
[3] WONCA World Org Family Doctors South Asia Reg, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
COVID-19; CoronaVirus; Epidemiology; Pandemic Disease;
D O I
10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_424_20
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Currently, the world is facing its 3rd coronavirus outbreak of the 21st century, which has turned to a pandemic recently. Starting on December 2019, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China. As of 31st March, 2020, more than 900,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported across the globe involving more than 200 countries. The first case of the United States (US) was confirmed on 20th January, 2020 in a 35-year-old male who had a travel history to Wuhan, China, before returning to the U.S. Since then, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread to all the 50 states of US, with more cases being reported every day. New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and California are the worst-hit states. As COVID-19 is growing, every day has been marked by novel developments and updates. We hereby talk about how the U.S. is leading the multiagency effort to fight against this pandemic and the steps that have been taken so far.
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页码:1784 / 1791
页数:8
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