id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-350235-yoy3hj3j Sansonetti, Philippe J COVID‐19, chronicle of an expected pandemic 2020-05-04 .txt text/plain 2988 152 56 Philippe Sansonetti, Infectious disease specialist and Chief Editor of EMBO Molecular Medicine, explains why the fate of the epidemic is in our hands.[Image: see text] Philippe Sansonetti, Infectious Disease Specialist and Chief Editor of EMBO Molecular Medicine, explains why the fate of the epidemic is in our hands. Beta-coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 (the official name of COVID-19 virus) on the other hand are well adapted to their reservoir, the bat, but not to humans, which explains why human infections are so damaging. Molecular diagnosis has revolutionized this field, and despite the initial delays in communicating about this epidemic, Chinese doctors and biologists quickly reported the first evidence for SARS-CoV-2, and provided the first sequences, clearing the way for the global scientific community to further develop diagnostic tools and engage in a race to discover dedicated drugs and vaccines. ./cache/cord-350235-yoy3hj3j.txt ./txt/cord-350235-yoy3hj3j.txt