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Very recently, a letter in Journal of Infection reported the outbreak of the novel cornonavirus from Dec. 2019 in China, especially in Hubei province.1 This novel cornonavirus may originate from the bat,2 is just named as the COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 outbroke from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, has spread to other provinces of China and even other countries.3 Strong human-to-human transmission is established.4 Until Feb. 11, 2020, there have been 44653 cases of COVID-19 infections confirmed in mainland China, including 1113 deaths.
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