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Extreme viral risk cuts ear, nose and throat surgery

Jill Margo
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Surgeons who operate on the ear, nose and throat (ENT) are taking radical and unprecedented action to protect themselves and their teams from the new coronavirus.

ENT surgeons work in the viral epicentre of the body and are at extreme high risk of infection. They are now restricting themselves to urgent operations and cutting back their clinics. Some are closing them.

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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