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Features and significance of the recent enormous COVID-19 epidemic in China
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  • Ji-Ming Chen,
  • Huan-Yu Gong,
  • Rui-Xu Chen,
  • Si-Tong Liu,
  • Ming-Hui Sun,
  • Guo-Hui Li,
  • Ting-Ting Yang,
  • Ji-Wang Chen
Ji-Ming Chen
Foshan University School of Life Science and Engineering

Corresponding Author:jmchen@fosu.edu.cn

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Huan-Yu Gong
Foshan University School of Life Science and Engineering
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Rui-Xu Chen
Foshan University School of Life Science and Engineering
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Si-Tong Liu
Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Ming-Hui Sun
Foshan University School of Life Science and Engineering
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Guo-Hui Li
Foshan University School of Life Science and Engineering
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Ting-Ting Yang
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
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Ji-Wang Chen
University of Illinois Chicago Department of Medicine
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Abstract

1. A survey on the recent COVID-19 epidemic in China was conducted. 2. The epidemic likely made over 85% of people in China sick in December 2022. 3. The epidemic likely ended in early January 2023. 4. The epidemic had the features of spreading more rapidly and widely and having a higher symptomatic rate than previously thought. 5. The above features could lead to many severe cases and deaths due to the shortages of medical resources. 6. The above features greatly enhanced the population immunity in China, which will accelerate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the emergence of risky variants of SARS-CoV-2 in China.
12 Jan 2023Submitted to Journal of Medical Virology
12 Jan 2023Submission Checks Completed
12 Jan 2023Assigned to Editor
12 Jan 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Jan 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
03 Feb 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major
07 Feb 20231st Revision Received
15 Feb 2023Submission Checks Completed
15 Feb 2023Assigned to Editor
15 Feb 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Feb 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
20 Feb 2023Editorial Decision: Accept