World Heart Federation Briefing on Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Low-Income Countries
Friedrich Thienemann, Fausto Pinto, Diederick E Grobbee, Michael Boehm, Nooshin Bazargani, Junbo Ge, Karen Sliwa, Friedrich Thienemann, Fausto Pinto, Diederick E Grobbee, Michael Boehm, Nooshin Bazargani, Junbo Ge, Karen Sliwa
Abstract
In December 2019, the novel coronavirus Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China. Since then it has spread to many other regions, including low-income countries.
Keywords: Africa; COVID-19; cardiovascular disease; coronavirus; low income countries; middle income countries.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors have no competing interests to declare.
Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s).
Figures
Global map of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 epidemic by region.
Transmission and infection.
Signs and symptoms.
Prevention.
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