The ongoing battle against COVID-19

After spillover from Wuhan (China) in December, 2019, SARS-CoV-2 related respiratory disease (COVID-19) has rapidly affected all countries. The pandemic has posed a serious threat to world health resources. At present, there is no recommended treatment or vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. However, various dru...

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Autores principales: Qurratulain Hyder, Khawaja Husnain Haider
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Publicado: Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain) 2020
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:874d8c7f55584c0ab128f805bb3e36ce2021-12-02T19:14:49ZThe ongoing battle against COVID-1910.5281/zenodo.39872772695-5075https://doaj.org/article/874d8c7f55584c0ab128f805bb3e36ce2020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3987277https://doaj.org/toc/2695-5075After spillover from Wuhan (China) in December, 2019, SARS-CoV-2 related respiratory disease (COVID-19) has rapidly affected all countries. The pandemic has posed a serious threat to world health resources. At present, there is no recommended treatment or vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. However, various drug combinations are under trial. Reversion to general principles of prevention is the preferred strategy under such circumstances. We discuss the importance of wearing a face mask and present a cost-effective approach for long-term management of COVID-19.Qurratulain HyderKhawaja Husnain HaiderEmergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)articlecovid-19sars-cov-2face maskpandemicprotectionMedicine (General)R5-920ENIberoamerican Journal of Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 360-366 (2020)
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topic covid-19
sars-cov-2
face mask
pandemic
protection
Medicine (General)
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pandemic
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Khawaja Husnain Haider
The ongoing battle against COVID-19
description After spillover from Wuhan (China) in December, 2019, SARS-CoV-2 related respiratory disease (COVID-19) has rapidly affected all countries. The pandemic has posed a serious threat to world health resources. At present, there is no recommended treatment or vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. However, various drug combinations are under trial. Reversion to general principles of prevention is the preferred strategy under such circumstances. We discuss the importance of wearing a face mask and present a cost-effective approach for long-term management of COVID-19.
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