Coronavirus

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Demography

Biology

Isolation (microbiology)

Virology

China

Archaeology

Computer science

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Regional science

Cluster (spacecraft)

Geography

Microbiology

European region

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Internal medicine

Sociology

Coronavirus Infections

Medicine

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Pandemic

Disease

Eurosurveillance

In the WHO European Region, COVID-19 surveillance was implemented 27 January 2020. We detail the first European cases. As at 21 February, nine European countries reported 47 cases. Among 38 cases studied, 21 were linked to two clusters in Germany and France, 14 were infected in China. Median case age was 42 years; 25 were male. Late detection of the clusters' index cases delayed isolation of further local cases. As at 5 March, there were 4,250 cases.

First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the WHO European Region, 24 January to 21 February 2020