EditorialInternational Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Publication: Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients: a threat to an active otolaryngologist
Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;6(9):1762-1764.DOI10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20203591
Abstract
A new virus was reported for causing a spurt of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei 56 province in China in December 2019. This coronavirus, was initially named as the 2019- novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 12 January 2020 by World Health Organization (WHO). WHO officially named the disease as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) and coronavirus study group (CSG) of the International Committee proposed to name the new Coronavirus as SARS-CoV-2, both issued on 11 February 2020.
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Affiliations
- Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab
- Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery, Swift Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab