Pausing superspreader events for COVID-19 mitigation: International Hajj pilgrimage cancellation
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عنوان ژورنال: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1477-8939
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101817