2020 Preprint
Time-varying transmission dynamics of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia in China
Abstract: Rationale: Several studies have estimated basic production number of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP). However, the time-varying transmission dynamics of NCP during the outbreak remain unclear. Objectives: We aimed to estimate the basic and time-varying transmission dynamics of NCP across China, and compared them with SARS. Methods: Data on NCP cases by February 7, 2020 were collected from epidemiological investigations or official websites. Data on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases in Guangdong …
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“…In the 22 countries or cities, before the lockdown, the basic reproduction numbers were between 1.3884-4.1926; after the lockdown, the basic reproduction numbers were between 1.2141-3.7829; the average basic reproduction numbers were between 1.5286-3.8067. The results were in good agreement with many existing results [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. The basic reproduction numbers in the 22 countries or cities decreased significantly after the lockdown, which suggested that lockdown measures indeed suppressed the epidemics.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 89%
“…In the 22 countries or cities, before the lockdown, the basic reproduction numbers were between 1.3884-4.1926; after the lockdown, the basic reproduction numbers were between 1.2141-3.7829; the average basic reproduction numbers were between 1.5286-3.8067. The results were in good agreement with many existing results [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. The basic reproduction numbers in the 22 countries or cities decreased significantly after the lockdown, which suggested that lockdown measures indeed suppressed the epidemics.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Instead, the model parameters were estimated in a dynamic manner in our study. This is in line with the observation of dynamic transmission properties of the virus 15 . Secondly, the significance of the model largely depends on the accuracy of estimated parameters.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Mean incubation period is taken to be 5 days (95% CI 4.2-6.0 days), while the 95th percentile of the distribution was 10.6 days (95% CI 8.5-14.1 days) and 99th percentile 15.4 days (99% CI 11.7-22.5 days) [ 36 ]. Similar numbers were reported in earlier studies with less patients included [ 24 , 53 – 55 ]. Log-normal distribution is used to describe the distribution of incubation period among nodes.…”
Section: Methodsologysupporting
confidence: 90%
