A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern

In The Lancet, Chaolin Huang and colleagues report clinical features of the first 41 patients admitted to the designated hospital in Wuhan who were confirmed
to be infected with 2019-nCoV by Jan 2, 2020. The study findings provide first-hand data about severity of the emerging 2019-nCoV infection. Symptoms resulting from 2019-nCoV infection at the prodromal phase, including fever, dry cough, and malaise, are nonspecific.