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Transmission characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China: a study driven by data

2020-03-01

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The COVID-19 outbreak has been a serious public health threat worldwide. We use individually documented case descriptions of COVID-19 from China (excluding Hubei Province) to estimate the distributions of the generation time, incubation period, and periods from symptom onset to isolation and to diagnosis. The recommended 14-day quarantine period may lead to a 6.7% failure for quarantine. We recommend a 22-day quar...

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1260eb4d-dca9-5850-938a-935277144f49
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10.1101/2020.02.26.20028431
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