Clinical and virological data of the first cases of COVID-19 in Europe: a case series
Prof Francois-Xavier Lescure, MD †
Prof Lila Bouadma, MD †
Duc Nguyen, MD
Marion Parisey, MD
Paul-Henri Wicky, MD
Sylvie Behillil, PharmD
et al.
Published:March 27, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30200-0
Summary
Background
On Dec 31, 2019, China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in people at Wuhan, Hubei Province. The responsible pathogen is a novel coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We report the relevant features of the first cases in Europe of confirmed infection, named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with the first patient diagnosed with the disease on Jan 24, 2020.