Challenges in control of Covid-19: short doubling time and long delay to effect of interventions

The unconstrained growth rate of COVID-19 is crucial for measuring the impact of interventions, assessing worst-case scenarios, and calibrating mathematical models for policy planning. However, robust estimates are limited, with scientific focus on the time-insensitive basic reproduction number R0....

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Main Authors: Pellis, L, Scarabel, F, Stage, HB, Overton, CE, Chappell, LHK, Lythgoe, KA, Fearon, E, Bennett, E, Curran-Sebastian, J, Das, R, Fyles, M, Lewkowicz, H, Pang, X, Vekaria, B, Webb, L, House, TA, Hall, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2020