Letter to the editor: Wide indication for SARS-CoV-2-testing allowed identification of international risk areas during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

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Ute Rexroth et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;25(23):2001119.

doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.23.2001119.

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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; international risk areas; pandemic; testing strategy.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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