In January 2020, a previously unknown coronavirus – now named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – was identified as causative agent of a cluster of suspicious pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China [1,2]. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern by the end of January 2020 [3]. As at 3 March 2020, more than 90,000 confirmed cases and more than 3,100 fatalities in 13 countries have been attributed to the virus.