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Nature 583, 510-513 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02058-1

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  • Update 23 July 2020: This story has been updated to refer to a scientific brief that the WHO issued on 9 July, and to add a reaction from Lidia Morawska.

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