New coronaviral infection COVID-19. etiology and pathogenesis. Epidemiological characteristics. Diagnostics of coronavirus infection

On December 31, 2019, Chinese authorities reported the first eases of new pneumonia caused by a previously unknown pathogen. The infection was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, PRC. The number of eases in China as of 02/29/2020 is 79,251 people, the deaths arc 2,835, and the infection has also spread to the countries of Asia, North America, Europe: Thailand, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, Singapur, Australia, USA, Canada, France, Germany. In total, 85,681 people were infected in the world, of which 2,933 died.