Italy’s Covid research boost ‘must now be backed by investment’

Data show that Italy’s misfortune to suffer early in pandemic was a benefit for research but it could be short-lived

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January 11, 2021

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January 11, 2021

A healthcare worker wearing a protective suit walks through the Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarters) to screen people for coronavirus (Covid-19) during the pandemic. Italy

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Seminal: Italy produced some of the most important early research into Covid

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