What can early Canadian experience screening for COVID-19 teach us about how to prepare for a pandemic?

Molly Lin, Alina Beliavsky, Kevin Katz, Jeff Powis, Wil Ng, Victoria Williams, Michelle Science, Helen Groves, Mathew P. Muller, A Vaisman,

Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2020 · 42 citations · 8 references

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KEY POINTS A novel coronavirus (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and is considered a public health threat of international concern. As of Mar. 2, 2020, there were 90 284 confirmed cases worldwide, with 80 026 (89%) cases and 2912 deaths identified in

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