Acta Scientific Microbiology (ASMI) (ISSN: 2581-3226)

Short Communication Volume 3 Issue 5

Short Message to All Healthcare Providers about Coronavirus Infectious Disease-2019 (COVID 19)

Syed Haseeb Raza Naqvi1, Madiha Fatima2 and Han Naung Tun3*

1Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
2Post Graduate Resident, Adult Cardiology Department, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
3Council of Cardiology Practice, European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France

*Corresponding Author: Han Naung Tun, Council of Cardiology Practice, European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France.

Received: April 06, 2020; Published: April 24, 2020

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  Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses, cause respiratory tract infections in human that can be mild as common cold and can be lethal, such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in November 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic [1].

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Citation

Citation: Han Naung Tun., et al. “Short Message to All Healthcare Providers about Coronavirus Infectious Disease-2019 (COVID 19)". Acta Scientific Microbiology 3.5 (2020): 119-122.




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