Open AccessThe reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus
Author(s) -
Ying Liu,
Alberto Alexander Gayle,
Annelies WilderSmith,
Joacim Rocklöv
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa021
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , betacoronavirus , coronavirus , coronavirus infections , virology , pandemic , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , disease
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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