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Devi Sridhar on Twitter: “Daily deaths higher than anticipated --> past 3 days have been 412, 377, 324 compared to last week’s 363, 338, 351. 74 daily deaths on 23rd March start of lockdown. Need to watch carefully for second peak --> by the time deaths start taking off, too late given 21 day lag. https://t.co/O4uvkncdY5” / Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1266416763727642632

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