key: cord-0979662-8ndotvbx
authors: Zhang, Hong
title: Early lessons from the frontline of the 2019-nCoV outbreak
date: 2020-02-11
journal: Lancet
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30356-1
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doc_id: 979662
cord_uid: 8ndotvbx

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view of the current situation, to reduce cross-infection, many hospitals have cancelled outpatient appointments (except for emergency and fever clinics). This inevitably affects the diagnosis and treatment of patients with other diseases. As a doctor working on the frontline of the outbreak in Wuhan, I hope that with the joint efforts of medical staff across the country, we can control the development of the 2019-nCoV outbreak rapidly and reduce the mortality of patients with pneumonia. I also hope the Department of Health will pay attention to the frontline doctors and provide adequate protective equipment to reduce their risk of infection. Only in this way can the outbreak be controlled and patients continue seeking treat ment for other health conditions in hospitals. 

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