Telehealth voice assessment by speech language pathologists during a global pandemic using principles of a primary contact model: an observational cohort study protocol.

5 Although the incidence of the disease varies across different countries and regions, 6 and its mortality rate is generally lower than that of previous SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks, 7 the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s health system is hugely significant. 8–10 The situation is rapidly changing with reports of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 with reported increased rates of transmission by up to 70%. 11 Although a number of treatment methods have been suggested, there has been a lack of scientific evidence confirming the effectiveness of those methods. 1

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