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Since December 2019 when the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV as it was then termed, now named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by the WHO) outbreak had been described in Wuhan, Hubei, China, the situation has dramatically evolved. The pandemic, as declared by the WHO, has led to >300,000 cases worldwide reported as of March 2020, in all continents, excluding Antarctica, spreading on a logarithmic scale in Europe. Italy is currently the second most affected country after China and, as of 13 March 2020, Europe was declared the centre of the pandemic. Because of the very high transmission capacity, the WHO declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection a public health emergency of international concern.

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Clinical aspects, diagnosis, treatment

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