An overview of coronavirus and progress in its detection and treatment / 中华微生物学和免疫学杂志

ABSTRACT

2019-nCoV has spread rapidly around the world, posing a major threat to global public health systems. This is the third time that a highly pathogenic coronavirus has emerged in the human population during the past 20 years. Researchers have conducted a number of studies since the coronavirus epidemic broke out, but there are no specific drugs or vaccines for coronavirus. Therefore, further systematic research on coronavirus is still needed. This review focused on the structure, life cycle and pathogenesis of coronavirus and summarized the current progress in detection approaches, treatment strategies and vaccines for COVID-19 with a view to provide references for further research.