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Rapidly increasing cumulative incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the European Union/European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, 1 January to 15 March 2020
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsDominique L. Monnetdominiquel.monnet ecdc.europa.eu
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Citation style for this article: . Rapidly increasing cumulative incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the European Union/European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, 1 January to 15 March 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(11):pii=2000285. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000285 Received: 11 Mar 2020; Accepted: 16 Mar 2020
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Abstract
The cumulative incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is showing similar trends in European Union/European Economic Area countries and the United Kingdom confirming that, while at a different stage depending on the country, the COVID-19 pandemic is progressing rapidly in all countries. Based on the experience from Italy, countries, hospitals and intensive care units should increase their preparedness for a surge of patients with COVID-19 who will require healthcare, and in particular intensive care.

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