Open AccessSARS-CoV-2 Among Military and Civilian Patients, Metro Manila, Philippines
Author(s) -
John Mark Velasco,
Fatima Claire Navarro,
Paula Corazon Diones,
Vicente Villa,
Maria Theresa Valderama,
Henry Tabinas,
Domingo Chua,
Romulo Dela Rosa,
Melissa Monica Turao-Agoncillo,
John Carlo Timbol,
Susie Leonardia,
Maria Leanor Timbol,
Chonticha Klungthong,
Piyawan Chinnawirotpisan,
Khajohn Joonlasak,
Wudtichai Manasatienkij,
Angkana T. Huang,
Anthony R. Jones,
Stefan Fernandez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.1093/milmed/usaa525
Subject(s) - covid-19 , military personnel , military medicine , environmental health , pandemic , medicine , coronavirus infections , betacoronavirus , public health , virology , medical emergency , geography , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , disease , archaeology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) belonging to the family Coronaviridae and genus Betacoronavirus is the causative agent of COVID-19 disease and was first identified in Wuhan, China. SARS-CoV-2 spread globally with >28 million cases and 911,000 deaths recorded worldwide as of September 12, 2020. The Philippines reported the first case of community transmission on March 5, 2020, and despite the government imposing one of the longest and strictest lockdowns in Southeast Asia, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases still surged with >250,000 cases and 4,000 deaths reported as of September 12, 2020. It is important to estimate the burden and impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the military population since this can affect the military readiness.
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