Papa Giovanni XXIII Bergamo Hospital at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak: letter from the warfront.
Papa Giovanni XXIII Bergamo Hospital at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak: letter from the warfront.
Int J Lab Hematol. 2020 Mar 28;:
Authors: Buoro S, Di Marco F, Rizzi M, Fabretti F, Lorini FL, Cesa S, Fagiuoli S
Abstract
In early December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified as the agent responsible for the first pneumonia cases of unknown origin in Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei region in China. The virus has been identified as a novel enveloped RNA betacoronavirus2 , that has been promptly named SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). The World Health Organization (WHO), on January 12, 2020 declared the COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. On March 11, the WHO made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.
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Source: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology - Category: Hematology Authors: Buoro S, Di Marco F, Rizzi M, Fabretti F, Lorini FL, Cesa S, Fagiuoli S Tags: Int J Lab Hematol Source Type: research
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