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COVID-19: An Overview

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral infection caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has emerged as a global pandemic leading to a massive loss of human life worldwide due to its high transmissibility.

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  1. Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

    Harish Moorjani

  2. GS Medical College, Pilkhuwa, UP, India

    S. K. Gupta

  3. Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India

    S. K. Gupta

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  1. Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Anant Mohan

  2. Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Saurabh Mittal

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Moorjani, H., Gupta, S.K. (2022). COVID-19: An Overview. In: Mohan, A., Mittal, S. (eds) Post COVID-19 Complications and Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4407-9_1

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