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The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has left an unprecedented impact on health, economy and society worldwide. Emerging strains are making pandemic management increasingly challenging. There is an urge to collect epidemiological, clinical,…
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Since early 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly across the world. As at the date of writing this article, the disease has been globally reported in 223 countries and regions, infected over 108 million people and…