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In-flight transmission cluster of COVID-19: a retrospective case series

Naibin Yanga Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China;b Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, The first affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Yuefei Shenc Department of Infectious Diseases, Xiaoshan First People’s Hospital, Xiaoshan, ChinaView further author information
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Chunwei Shic Department of Infectious Diseases, Xiaoshan First People’s Hospital, Xiaoshan, ChinaView further author information
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Ada Hoi Yan Mad Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, ChinaView further author information
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Xie Zhange Department of Pulmon.ary and Critical Care Medicine, Yueqing people’s Hospital, Yueqing, ChinaView further author information
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Xiaomin Jianf Department of Radiology, Beijing Fuxing Hospital, Affiliated to Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Liping Wanga Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, ChinaView further author information
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Jiejun Shia Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, ChinaView further author information
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Chunyang Wua Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, ChinaView further author information
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Guoxiang Lia Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, ChinaView further author information
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Yuan Fug Department of Radiology, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, ChinaView further author information
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Keyin Wangh Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, The First Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, ChinaView further author information
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Mingqin Lub Department of Infection and Liver Diseases, The first affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Guoqing Qiani Department of General Internal Medicine, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 891-901 | Received 02 Apr 2020, Accepted 20 Jul 2020, Published online: 31 Jul 2020

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