Open AccessCurrent perspective on pandemic of COVID-19 in the United States
Author(s) -
Kamal Kant Sahu,
Raman Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_424_20
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , china , outbreak , medicine , globe , coronavirus , demography , economic growth , socioeconomics , virology , disease , geography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , archaeology , pathology , sociology , economics , ophthalmology
Currently, the world is facing its 3 rd coronavirus outbreak of the 21 st century, which has turned to a pandemic recently. Starting on December 2019, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China. As of 31 st March, 2020, more than 900,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported across the globe involving more than 200 countries. The first case of the United States (US) was confirmed on 20 th January, 2020 in a 35-year-old male who had a travel history to Wuhan, China, before returning to the U.S. Since then, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread to all the 50 states of US, with more cases being reported every day. New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and California are the worst-hit states. As COVID-19 is growing, every day has been marked by novel developments and updates. We hereby talk about how the U.S. is leading the multiagency effort to fight against this pandemic and the steps that have been taken so far.