High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Steven Sanche, Yen Ting Lin, Chonggang Xu, Ethan Romero-Severson, Nicolas Hengartner, Ruian Ke
Abstract
value of 5.7 (95% CI 3.8-8.9). We further show that active surveillance, contact tracing, quarantine, and early strong social distancing efforts are needed to stop transmission of the virus.
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