id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-312730-4ejjmab4 Wong, Rebecca S. Y. The SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: an Epidemiological and Clinical Perspective 2020-09-29 .txt text/plain 6475 301 51 The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak started with the detection of an increasing number of pneumonia cases of unknown origin in Wuhan, China, since December 2019. In response to the rapidly growing number of confirmed cases and deaths, some measures taken by the Chinese authorities include the quarantine of millions of its citizens with the unprecedented lockdown of many cities, in an attempt to contain the virus and slow down the spread of the disease [3] . One study in China reported a young 22-year-old male who spread SARS-CoV-2 infection to his contacts (1 relative and 6 classmates, all of which were youngsters from 16 to 23 years) just after a few-hour contact during the incubation period, when he was totally asymptomatic [18] , suggesting that the disease is highly infectious during the incubation period. ./cache/cord-312730-4ejjmab4.txt ./txt/cord-312730-4ejjmab4.txt