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. 2020 Jun;212(11):497-502.e1.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50623. Epub 2020 May 31.

From SARS to COVID-19: the Singapore journey

Ray Junhao Lin  1   2 , Tau Hong Lee  1   2 , David Cb Lye  1   2
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From SARS to COVID-19: the Singapore journey

Ray Junhao Lin et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Disease transmission, infectious; Respiratory tract infections; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Virus diseases.

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