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The COVID‐19 pandemic has caught a lot of people, governments and health agencies by surprise. Health authorities throughout the world have been aware for some time that contagious viruses could strike anytime and had prepared contingency measures before SARS‐CoV‐2 manifested its effects. But even the best prepared authorities have been stunned by the speed and ease with which the infections have been transmitted among individuals and across national boundaries.
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