SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology and control, different scenarios for Turkey

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.