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Ten Questions: A reading guide to the coronavirus
Many thousands of articles have been written about the coronavirus. Here are some of the most helpful: What is this disease? The LA Times recorded a half-hour lecture by their very own executive chairman, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, providing the scientific background to the coronavirus. Dr Soon-Shiong is a surgeon and scientist based at the University
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