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REVIEW ARTICLE • Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. 66 (4) • Apr 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.66.4.534   copy

What do we know about COVID-19? A review article

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SUMMARY

OBJECTIVES

To bring summarized information about what has been published so far regarding Covid-19, facilitating the access to information and a better understanding of this pandemic, and to contribute to the medical community in the decision-making against this virus.

METHODS

This review article brings collected information from different articles published since the beginning of the pandemic of the 2019 novel coronavirus.

KEY RESULTS

This paper aggregates and consolidates some epidemiological parameters and clinical knowledge about the novel coronavirus and brings what is new in the search for pandemic control.

MAJOR CONCLUSIONS

Governments and health authorities are under increased pressure to control the COVID-19 spreading. In this scenario, the scientific community is working hard to produce relevant papers which will help in the next steps against coronavirus. Our review summarized the latest news about SARS-CoV2, evidencing what we know about COVID-19 until now.

Coronavirus; Covid-19; Respiratory insufficiency; Pneumonia; Pandemics

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