Since the outbreak in Wuhan city in December 2019, there has been a surge of newly diagnosed cases with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) globally [1–4]. The total number has reached to 101 927 laboratory-confirmed cases as of 8 March, 2020 [5]. An increasing number of countries have issued alerts of the highest level. Early protection, early identification, early diagnosis, and early isolation are crucial to combat COVID-19 outbreaks We thank W. Ian Lipkin (Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA) for his insightful suggestions.
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