An unusual beginning of the rat year: Corona Virus Disease 2019

The Spring Festival in 2020 has an unusual beginning. Novel coronavirus pneumonia has become the focus of attention in the whole country. Since mid-December 2019, novel coronavirus pneumonia has experienced three stages: local outbreak, community transmission and wide spread over the world.The source of infection is more hidden, the route of transmission is more cunning, and the clinical manifestations are more diverse, resulting in faster and much more widespread outbreak than SARS . It has constituted a public health emergency of international concern.Up to now, there is no special drug for the novel coronavirus. Some of the drugs that have been initially selected with potential anti-coronavirus effects are also being tested for efficacy. Although the epidemic situation is still severe, the people of the whole country are working together to win the epidemic. Key words: Novel coronavirus; Novel coronavirus pneumonia; Antiviral drugs