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Transformation began in early 2020. In December of 2019, a novel respiratory illness was described in China, and the era of the global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 began.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has expanded globally to infect millions of people and to cause over half a million deaths.
Palliative care clinicians are called upon to provide rapid and adaptive education for ourselves and our colleagues. Skills in symptom management, prognostic awareness, and goals of care communication are seen as central to the response to this pandemic.
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