Facts about novel coronavirus or the 2019-nCoV treatment is to be given here in this page. Source of the tips available below are from the People’s Daily, World Health Organization, and expert panel of National Health Commission, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Here are the tips for coronavirus treatment:
Fatality rate much lower than Ebola, SARS
- The fatality rate of the novel pneumonia in China is 2.38 percent as of February 10, much lower than that of Ebola, SARS and MERS.
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Most patients may recover
- Children who contract the disease have relatively mild symptoms. Only a small proportion of patients are in severe condition
However, in an international report from the CGTN, the news also speaks about the fatality percentage comparing the other previous outbreak in the country.
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Antibiotics no use against the novel coronavirus
Antibiotics are effective against bacteria, not viruses, so they cannot be used to prevent and treat the novel coronavirus
Elderly people or those with chronic diseases account for most fatalities
The major of deaths occurred among the elderly. Over 80 percent of death cases are those above 60, and over 75 percent have chronic or underlying diseases.
