The COVID-19 pandemic is already being described as the worst public health crisis in a generation.
In the first 30 days of 2020, it went from ~50 confirmed cases to ~10,000 cases, mostly in China. It was then declared to be a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, it has jumped to more than 330,000 confirmed cases across 193 countries and regions and ~15,000 fatalities.
Included in this Intelligence Brief:
- A full overview of the epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic
- The current standard of care including diagnosis, treatment and prevention
- An overview of the key protective equipment required during the COVID-19 pandemic including main suppliers and global demand
This Intelligence Brief is Part I of our 2-part series covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Part II on how R&D responded & what we learned for future outbreaks can be viewed here.
