The Epidemiological Trends of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China
24 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2020
Bilin Chen
Nanjing University - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Huanhuan Zhong
Nanjing University - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Abstract
Background: The epidemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan, China, and spread rapidly. Since Jan 23, 2020, China launched a series of unusual and strict measures including lockdown of Wuhan city to put out this highly contagious disease. We collected the epidemiological data to analyze the trend of this epidemic in China.