Coronavirus

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The latest information about the novel

coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China,

and advice on how pharmacists can help

concerned patients and the public.

Open access article

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has made

this feature article free to access in order to

help healthcare professionals stay informed

about an issue of national importance.

To learn more about coronavirus, please

visit: https://www.rpharms.com/resources/

pharmacy-guides/wuhan-novel-coronavirus .

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Measures to guard against the infection work under the

current assumption that SARS-CoV-2 is spread by

respiratory droplets, although face masks are unlikely to

prevent infection

A novel strain of coronavirus — SARS-

CoV-2 — was first detected in December

2019 in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei

province with a population of 11 million,

after an outbreak of pneumonia without an

obvious cause. The virus has now spread to

over 200 countries and territories across the

globe, and was characterised as a pandemic

by the World Health Organization (WHO)

on 11 March 2020 [1] , [2] .

As of 23 August 2020, there were 23,057,288

laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus

disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection globally,

with 800,906 reported deaths. The number

of cases and deaths outside of China

overtook those within the country on 16

March 2020 [3] .

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CoV-2 — was first detected in December

2019 in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei

province with a population of 11 million,

after an outbreak of pneumonia without an

obvious cause.

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it's well

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4 years ago

This virus has really affected us.I pray in goes very soon.Great article. Kindly subscribe back.Thanks.

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