Hyde R. Germany overturns ban on assisted suicide. Lancet 2020; 395: 774—This World Report incorrectly stated that agreement of the patient's family is needed for euthanasia. Also, the article stated that euthanasia is legal in Switzerland; it is not, although assisted suicide is. These corrections have been made to the online version as of March 16, 2020.
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This corrects the article "Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records" in volume 1 on page 809.
This corrects the article "Germany overturns ban on assisted suicide." on page 774.