1. Monitoring disease transmissibility of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Zhejiang, China.
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Chong, Ka Chun, Cheng, Wei, Zhao, Shi, Ling, Feng, Mohammad, Kirran N., Wang, Maggie Haitian, Zee, Benny Chung Ying, Wei, Lei, Xiong, Xi, Liu, Hengyan, Wang, Jingxuan, and Chen, Enfu
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SARS-CoV-2 , *COVID-19 , *INFECTIOUS disease transmission - Abstract
• Zhejiang was the third worst-affected province of COVID-19 in China • This study monitored transmissibility of COVID-19, accounting transmission from imported cases • An interruption of local transmission was observed in early/mid-February 2020 • Early response followed by large-scale measures was effective for the interruption Owing to the frequent travel connections between Wuhan and Zhejiang, Zhejiang was the third worst-affected province in China with 1,205 cases confirmed before 26 February 2020. The transmissibility of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease was monitored in Zhejiang, accounting for the transmissions from imported cases. Even though Zhejiang was one of the worst-affected provinces, an interruption of disease transmission (i.e. instantaneous reproduction numbers <1) was observed in early/mid-February after a comprehensive set of interventions combating the outbreak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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