Practical Strategies Against the Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19-the Imminent Global Threat.

ABSTRACT: The last month of 2019 harbingered the emergence of a viral outbreak that is now a major public threat globally. COVID-19 was first diagnosed and confirmed in a couple of cases with unknown pneumonia; the patients lived in, or travelled to, Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province. People now face a complex challenge that deserves urgent intervention by all involved in medical healthcare globally. Conventional antiviral therapies or vaccines are the most referred means of tackling the virus, but we think establishing these ideal management strategies is presently far-fetched. In-house isolation or quarantine of suspected cases to keep hospital admissions manageable and prevent in-hospital spread of the virus, and promoting general awareness about transmission routes are the practical s

SUBMITTER: Rahimi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7270650 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature