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cord-276325-l26sdtxf	Jheon, Sanghoon	General thoracic surgery services across Asia during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic	2020-05-12		.txt	text/plain	4630	226	52	Hong Kong has largely avoided a massive surge in the incidence of COVID-19 cases despite the large numbers of people that normally travel daily between it and mainland China where the virus outbreak was first reported. On January 8, before a single case had even been confirmed in Hong Kong, the new "severe respiratory disease associated with a novel infectious agent" was listed as a notifiable disease, and all visiting at public hospitals was restricted. The net result of these parallel approaches was that care for suspected cases of COVID-19 was concentrated in public hospitals, whereas private hospitals could continue a degree of normal service, including elective surgery. At the time of writing, the only uncertainty in the near future is whether a recent uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases due to Hong Kong citizens returning from abroad and a mini-outbreak from those going to bars and clubs may evolve into a full-blown second or third wave of infections.	./cache/cord-276325-l26sdtxf.txt	./txt/cord-276325-l26sdtxf.txt