Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: Summary of a report of 72 314 Cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Author(s)
Wu, Z. and McGoogan, J. M.
Pages
4pp
Date published
07 Apr 2020
Publisher
JAMA
Type
Articles
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Epidemics & pandemics

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently published the largest case series to date of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in mainland China (72 314 cases, updated through February 11, 2020).1 This Viewpoint summarizes key findings from this report and discusses emerging understanding of and lessons from the COVID-19 epidemic.