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Echoes of SARS mark 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak

Publish date:: January 28, 2020

Key clinical point: Early cases suggest that the 2019 novel coronavirus is similar in severity to SARS and MERS.

Major finding: 13 of 41 patients required ICU admission and 6 died.

Study details: Prospective case series of 41 patients hospitalized for 2019 nCoV infection in Wuhan, China.

Disclosures: The study was funded by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission. All authors declared having no competing interests.

Citation:

Huang C et al. Lancet. 2020 Jan 24. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5.

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