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New Zealand’s success against virus counts against trial involvement
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New Zealand’s success against virus counts against trial involvement
Wednesday 6 May 2020, 10:05 AM

Richard Beasley, director of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
“Probably the biggest issue in New Zealand at the moment is how to run a trial when there are no cases. They may not be able to happen if we keep supp
References
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2. Rathi S, Ish P, Kalantri A, et al. Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for COVID-19 contacts in India. Lancet Infect Dis 2020, online 17 April.
https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(20)30313-3.pdf