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Hypothetical unfolding of a global conjoint epidemic
  1. Sohil Pothiawala
  1. Emergency Medicine, Woodlands Health Campus, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sohil Pothiawala, Emergency Medicine, Woodlands Health Campus, National Healthcare Group, Singapore; drsohilpothiawala{at}yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209902

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    • Contributors SP conceived the idea for the letter and also contributed to its writing and editing.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient and public involvement Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.