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The ongoing pandemic is the result of the spread of a recently identified Coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Coronavirus - 2) Since 31th December 2019, when the first cluster was reported in Wuhan (China), the global Novel COronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases significantly increased, and on 12th March 2020, the WHO Director declared the disease as pandemic As of April 28 1 2020, 2 982,688 cases and 210,193 deaths were reported globally The aim of this article is the analysis of the main epidemiological characteristics of the current pandemic: transmission, basic reproduction number (RO), incubation period, global, European and Italian confirmed cases and deaths, focusing on the paediatric population
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