Is the competition between variants the end of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic? A journey from Wuhan to XBB.1.16
Martina Zappa, Paolo Verdecchia, Fabio Angeli
Abstract
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated 780 million severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and approximately 6.9 million deaths related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of March 2023 (https://covid19.who.int/). These numbers have allowed COVID-19 infection to be ranked as one of the most important pandemics in terms of prevalence and mortality in recent human history, causing widespread fear and concern for global health security.
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MedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusVirologyBetacoronavirusRespiratory systemIntensive care medicineInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 epidemiological studies