Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
- Author:
Lekhraj Rampal
;
Liew Boon Seng
- Publication Type:Editorial
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2020;75(2):95-97
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (caused by
the virus SARS-CoV-2) is the greatest threat not only to global
health but also has far reaching socio economic impact on
nearly all the countries in the world. The first 4 cases of
COVID-19 was first reported on the 29th December 2019, all
linked to Huanan (Southern China) seafood wholesale
market.
1,2 On the 31st December 2019, the World Health
Organization (WHO) China Country Office was informed of
a pneumonia of unknown cause, detected in the city of
Wuhan in the Hubei province, China
