Lessons for managing high-consequence infections from first COVID-19 cases in the UK
Peter Moss, Gavin Barlow, Nicholas Easom, Patrick Lillie, Anda Samson
Published:February 27, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30463-3
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of an ongoing international outbreak of respiratory illness, known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).1, 2, 3 In the week commencing Jan 27, 2020, the first two cases were diagnosed in England. Both patients were identified as being at risk while still in the community, and transported directly from their hotel to the regional Infectious Disease Unit at Hull University Teaching Hospitals.