Why lockdown? Why national unity? Why global solidarity? Simplified arithmetic tools for decision-makers, health professionals, journalists and the general public to explore containment options for the 2019 novel coronavirus
As every country in the world struggles with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that as many people as possible understand the epidemic containment, elimination and exclusion strategies required to tackle it. Simplified arithmetic models of COVID-19 transmission, control and elimination...
Main Authors: | Gerry F. Killeen, Samson S. Kiware |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2020-01-01
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Series: | Infectious Disease Modelling |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042720300208 |
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