SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: An overview

Adv Biol Regul. 2020 Aug:77:100736. doi: 10.1016/j.jbior.2020.100736. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Abstract

By the end of May 2020, SARS-CoV-2 pandemic caused more than 350,000 deaths worldwide. In the first months, there have been uncertainties on almost any area: infection transmission route, virus origin and persistence in the environment, diagnostic tests, therapeutic approach, high-risk subjects, lethality, and containment policies. We provide an updated summary of the current knowledge on the pandemic, discussing the available evidence on the effectiveness of the adopted mitigation strategies.

Keywords: COVID-19; Containment policies; Diagnostic tests; Epidemiology; Mortality; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / mortality
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • Communicable Disease Control / methods
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / mortality
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Masks
  • Models, Statistical
  • Pandemics* / prevention & control
  • Patient Isolation / methods
  • Patient Isolation / organization & administration*
  • Physical Distancing
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / mortality
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Quarantine / ethics
  • Quarantine / methods
  • Quarantine / organization & administration
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Survival Analysis