SUMMARY The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to millions of confirmed cases and …

Background Viral load kinetics and duration of viral shedding are important determinants for
disease transmission. We aimed to characterise viral load dynamics, duration of viral RNA …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, is
responsible for the outbreak of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and was first identified in …

We aim to systematically review the characteristics of asymptomatic infection in the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). PubMed and EMBASE were electronically searched …

Background: Tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
based on reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) are being used to rule …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the
greatest worldwide pandemic since the 1918 flu. The consequences of the coronavirus …

Introduction Smoking depresses pulmonary immune function and is a risk factor contracting
other infectious diseases and more serious outcomes among people who become infected …

Introduction On February 11, 2020 WHO designated the name “COVID-19” for the disease
caused by “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2”(SARS-CoV-2), a novel virus …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become an epidemiological threat and a worldwide …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has had an impact on healthcare
systems around the world with 3 million people contracting the disease and 208,000 cases …