2019‑nCoV Outbreak Declared as Public Health Emergency of International Concern: What Next?

Saurabh R. Shrivastava, Prateek S. Shrivastava

Abstract


Dear Editor,
The 2019‑novel coronavirus (2019‑nCoV) outbreak, which initially originated in Wuhan, has rapidly spread to all the provinces of China and has been declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) based on the recommendations of the emergency committee on 30 January 2020.

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