A Warm Summer is Unlikely to Stop Transmission of COVID-19 Naturally.

ABSTRACT: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) showed various transmission rate (R _t ) across different regions. The determination of the factors affecting transmission rate is urgent and crucial to combat COVID-19. Here we explored variation of R _t between 277 regions across the globe and the associated potential socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental factors. At global scale, the R _t started to decrease approximately 2 weeks after policy interventions initiated. This lag from the date of policy interventions initiation to the date when R _t started to decrease ranges from 9 to 19 days, largest in Europe and North America. We find that proportion of elderly people or life expecta

SUBMITTER: Su M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7645946 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature