Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Indonesia (Mar 2020)

Kajian Terkini CoronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

  • Chicy Widya Morfi,
  • Ahmad Junaidi,
  • Elsesmita Elsesmita,
  • Diana Nur Asrini,
  • Dya Mulya Lestari,
  • Irvan Medison,
  • Russilawati Russilawati,
  • Fauzar Fauzar,
  • Roza Kurniati,
  • Finny Fitry Yani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25077/jikesi.v1i1.13
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1

Abstract

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The COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, caused by a newly known coronavirus strain, SARS-CoV-2, up to March 3th, 2020, has caused 90.870 confirmed cases to be reported from 72 countries (including Indonesia) with 3.112 deaths (CFR 3,4%). Upper airway swab and lower airway aspirate specimens from suspected patients are required for examination by the RT-PCR microbiological method for establishing COVID-19. There are no specific antivirals for the management of COVID-19. On January, 30th, 2020 WHO has established Covid-19 as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but the increase in the number of cases is fast enough so that on March,11th 2020, WHO has established Covid-19 as a pandemic.

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