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Rapid risk assessment: Outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): increased transmission globally fifth update

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on March 2nd 2020

As of 2 March 2020 at 08:00, more than 89 068 cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, mainly in China and from all Chinese provinces; of these cases, around 9 000 cases were reported from other countries. As of 2 March, 66 countries have reported cases. The risk associated with COVID-19 infection for people in the EU/EEA and UK is currently considered to be moderate to high, based on the probability of transmission and the impact of the disease.

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SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Cites research funded by

1 Sun Yat-sen University 1 National Natural Science Foundation of China 1 NSFC 1 Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen 1 National High-tech Research and Development Program 1 Science and Technology Planning Project of Shenzen Municipality 1 Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1 Terumo BCT 1 Terumo 1 Swiss National Science Foundation 1 ESRC January 2022 1 MRC 1 ESRC 1 NIHR (November 2024) 1 Economic and Social Research Council 1 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 1 Wellcome Trust 1 Medical Research Council

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