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. 2020 Mar 21;395(10228):949-950.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30557-2. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

SARS-CoV-2 is an appropriate name for the new coronavirus

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SARS-CoV-2 is an appropriate name for the new coronavirus

Yuntao Wu et al. Lancet. .
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  • A distinct name is needed for the new coronavirus.
    Jiang S, Shi Z, Shu Y, Song J, Gao GF, Tan W, Guo D. Jiang S, et al. Lancet. 2020 Mar 21;395(10228):949. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30419-0. Epub 2020 Feb 19. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32087125 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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