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COVID-19 Epidemic and Pattern of Global Distribution
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COVID-19 Epidemic and Pattern of Global Distribution (PrincipalTitle)
Published 2020-05-13
Part of Journal of Science & Technology · ISSN 2456-5660 · volume 5 · issue 3 · pages 125–137
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- JP.C. Mbagwu (author) · Department of Physics, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria)
- Dike K. S (author) · ORCID 0000-0002-1723-2436 · Department of Microbiology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria)
- Longman Publishers (publisher)
Identifiers DOI 10.46243/jst.2020.v5.i3.pp125-137
Abstract
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which originated in Wuhan, China, and spread around the world. We have understudied the epidemiological and geographical pattern of distribution of COVID-19 in five different continents of global spread. An online sample of distribution was successfully recruited from America, Africa, Oceania, Asia, and Europe. The epidemiological curve and pattern of geographical distribution as of 9th and 10th April 2020 were also reviewed and results show that European countries like France, Spain, Italy, the UK and the United States of America indicate an epidemic progression relative to the same curve detected in China in January and February 2020. European countries record more cases since the outbreak of the resulted deadly COVID-19, followed by Asia and America. We call for a vital need for countries to develop effective vaccines and therapeutic combinations to cope with this viral outbreak globally.
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