Family Presence for Patients and Separated Relatives During COVID-19: Physical, Virtual, and Surrogate

Teck Chuan Voo1, Mathavi Senguttuvan1, Clarence C. Tam2
1Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Block MD11, Clinical Research Centre, #02-03, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
2Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Tahir Foundation Building, 12 Science Drive 2, #10-01, Singapore, 117549, Singapore

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