Pushing past the tipping points in containment trajectories of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemics: A simple arithmetic rationale for crushing the curve instead of merely flattening it
Countries with ambitious national strategies to crush the curve of their Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic trajectories include China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand and Australia. However, the United States and many hard-hit European countries, like Ireland, I...
Main Author: | Gerry F. Killeen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2020-01-01
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Series: | Infectious Disease Modelling |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042720300178 |
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