Abstract: A pandemic was declared in March 2020, due to a novel virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was initially reported that COVID-19 infection could cause dramatic variation in clinical outcome, from asymptomatic infection through to multi-organ failure and death. Early data reported that 17% of people hospitalised due to COVID-19 would require intensive care, and 32% of these people would die.1,2 Nationally, and internationally, planning focused on identifying and managing the very sick, and reducing people’...
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Family medicine
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