Thinking and Challenge on Prevention and Control of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia

ABSTRACT

Novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) caused by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) lead to a sudden and dangerous disaster to mankind. Novel coronavirus pneumonia has spread rapidly worldwide since March 2020, especially the incidence and mortality rate of novel coronavirus pneumonia in the United States occupy the first place in the world. COVID-19 has become a global public health emergency, and all governments and medical institutions are actively managing to get involved in the prevention and control of epidemic diseases work. In view of COVID-19 related epidemic characteristics, hazards, effective measures to prevent the further development, and the experience of the national participation in the prevention and control of the outbreak, the current issue of the Frontier of Clinical Medicine plans to publish a special report on “Thinking and Challenge on Prevention and Control of Novel Coreonavirus Pneumonia” in order to improve the global response capacity to public health emergencies and the level of scientific prevention and control of epidemics.