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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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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
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Pete+Kinross&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kinross Pete</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Carl+Suetens&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Suetens Carl</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Joana+Gomes+Dias&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dias Joana Gomes</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Leonidas+Alexakis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Alexakis Leonidas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ariana+Wijermans&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wijermans Ariana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Edoardo+Colzani&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Colzani Edoardo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominique+L+Monnet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Monnet Dominique L</a>, <a href="/search?value1=European+Centre+for+Disease+Prevention+and+Control+%28ECDC%29+Public+Health+Emergency+Team&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Public Health Emergency Team</a></span>. 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. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(11):pii=2000285. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000285" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000285</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Mar 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 16 Mar 2020 </span> </p>
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