The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus
Ying LiuSchool of International Business, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou, 363105, ChinaAlberto Alexander GayleDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, SwedenAnnelies Wilder‐SmithDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, SwedenJoacim RocklövDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden
2020en
ABI
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Teaser: Our review found the average R0 for 2019-nCoV to be 3.28, which exceeds WHO estimates of 1.4 to 2.5.
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