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Timely research papers about COVID-19 in China
Yu-Tao Xiang
Wen Li
Qinge Zhang
Yu Jin
Wen-Wang Rao
Liang-Nan Zeng
Published:February 17, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30375-5
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We searched major Chinese databases including the China National Knowledge Internet and WANFANG Data. As of Feb 3, 2020, just 23 Chinese-language papers on COVID-19 were published. These publications mainly focused on epidemiology, clinical features of COVID-19, and the structure or genetics of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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The emphasis on publishing clinical research in English helps to facilitate knowledge exchange between Chinese scientists and the rest of the world. We hope the research community will make efforts to disseminate all findings relevant to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Chinese in addition to English publishing outlets.
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