Available online 11 February 2020
In Press, The Lancet
Correspondence
2019-nCoV, fake news, and racism
KazukiShimizu
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30357-3
Pandemic potential of 2019-nCoV
Robin Thompson
Published:February 07, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30068-2
An important determinant of whether or not 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) will ultimately cause a global pandemic is its ability to become established upon its importation to a new country. Cases of 2019-nCoV infection have so far been reported in 24 countries, yet little human-to-human transmission outside of China has occurred.