Saho Takaya, Ji Young Lee, Takeshi Nishijima, Masahiro Zakoji, Howard L Sobel
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has transformed clinical practice and health systems. This paper provides an overview of COVID-19 clinical management and health-care pathway challenges that the World Health Organization and its Member States in the Western Pacific Region have faced. The experiences and lessons identified can help countries to better prepare for future pandemics.