For the People: A Lesson from the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak

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Purpose and Significance: This is a short critique of a researcher on the way the current coronavirus outbreak has been handled by various authorities in China. It also offers suggestions to be adapted in similar circumstances in the future.

 

There are some errors in the manuscript; the minor ones are already corrected in the galley proof, but the others need to be done by the author and are highlighted. The common errors in the manuscript are – 

 

·       “SARS-COV-2” must be replaced with “SARS-CoV-2” throughout. 

·       “2019-nCOV” must be replaced with “2019-nCoV”. 

·       “CoVID-19” must be replaced with “COVID-19”. 

·       Neither is the meaning of the term “intelligent egoism” clear, nor is it a recognized term. So, it must be replaced throughout the text.  

·       Omission of “the” in many places, e.g., before “academy” in the 2^nd sentence of the heading, before “Lancet” in the 1^st sentence of the 2^nd paragraph, and so on. 

·       Omission of “,” in a few places, e.g., after “otherwise” in the last sentence of the 1^st paragraph, after “died” in the 1^st sentence of the 4^th paragraph, and so on. 

o   The other errors are listed below – 

 In the 1^st paragraph – 

·       In the 2^nd sentence, “as” must be removed. 

·       In the 6^th sentence, “seems also” must be replaced with “also seem”. 

·       The meaning of the 7^th sentence “One could … Hubei Province” is not clear. Hence, it must be re-written. 

·       In the 9^th sentence, “high rank” must be hyphenated, and “competitive” must be replaced with “competing”. 

In the 2^nd paragraph – 

·       In the 2^nd sentence, “may” must be replaced with “might”. 

·       In the 4^th sentence, “?” must be replaced with “.” 

In the 3^rd paragraph – 

·       In the 1^st sentence, “:” must be replaced with “.”. 

·       In the 2^nd sentence, “have forced” must be replaced with “force”. 

·       In the last sentence, “it” and “these” must be replaced with “these” and “they” respectively. 

In the 4^th paragraph – 

·       In the 1^st sentence, “were” must be inserted before “taken”. 

·       In the 3^rd sentence, “in-ethical” must be replaced with “unethical”. 

·       The meaning of the 6^th sentence “Ironically…outbreak” is not clear. Hence, it must be re-written. 

·       In the 7^th sentence, “whistler” must be replaced with “whistleblower”. 

·       In the last sentence, “Time should be spent more” must be replaced with “More time should be spent”. 

In the 5^th paragraph – 

·       In the 3^rd sentence, “Vice Chancellor” must be hyphenated. 

·       In the 6^th sentence, “the” before “altruism” must be removed. 

·       In the 7^th sentence, “to” must be inserted after “need”. 

In the 6^th paragraph – 

·       In the 4^th sentence, “medicine” must be replaced with “medical”. 

·       In the last sentence, “China” must be replaced with “the Chinese”, and “exemplary” must be replaced with “example,”. 

 

Fit with Scope of Journal: The content of the manuscript is not a perfect fit for the journal Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis Case Reports. We recommend this to be published in the Journal of Integrative Cardiology Open Access or Heart and Circulatory System.

 

Author Info

Yue Zhang

Corresponding Author

Yue Zhang
Shenzhen Futian Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Shenzhen, China

Article Info

Article Type

Short Report

Publication history

Received: Thu 13, Feb 2020
Accepted: Tue 25, Feb 2020
Published: Wed 04, Mar 2020

Copyright

© 2023 Yue Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.CMCR.2020.01.01