Different control strategies are available with South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore beingmodels to follow.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Background/aim: Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a pandemic spreading in most countries including Turkey.Materials and methods: The current knowledge of COVID-19 and the virus causing it, SARS-CoV-2, was reviewed.
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Key Findings & Data:The epidemiologyand control in different countries was compared and the differences discussed.Results: The population attack rates and case fatality rates vary from country to country with Lombardy in northern Italy reportingan attack rate in the general population of 0.37% compared to 0.004% in Hong Kong.
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Conclusion & Impact:Different control strategies are available with South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore beingmodels to follow.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:2019 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Background/aim: Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a pandemic spreading in most countries including Turkey.Materials and methods: The current knowledge of COVID-19 and the virus causing it, SARS-CoV-2, was reviewed. The epidemiologyand control in different countries was compared and the differences discussed.Results: The population attack rates and case fatality rates vary from country to country with Lombardy in northern Italy reportingan attack rate in the general population of 0.37% compared to 0.004% in Hong Kong. The differences are caused by different testingstrategies and reporting systems.Conclusion: Turkey is early in the outbreak. Different control strategies are available with South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore beingmodels to follow.
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