Selected article for: "doubling time and epidemic outbreak"

Author: Ruian Ke; Steven Sanche; Ethan Romero-Severson; Nicholas Hengartner
Title: Fast spread of COVID-19 in Europe and the US and its implications: even modest public health goals require comprehensive intervention
  • Document date: 2020_4_7
  • ID: mbdah9ey_69
    Snippet: Second, the awareness of the extraordinary high rates of COVID-19 spread during the current 287 outbreak is critically important for epidemic preparedness. This is because the short doubling 288 time means that health care systems can be overwhelmed in a couple of weeks rather than several 289 months in the absence of control. A recent report shows that the number of COVID-19 patients 290 admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in Italy grew at a.....
    Document: Second, the awareness of the extraordinary high rates of COVID-19 spread during the current 287 outbreak is critically important for epidemic preparedness. This is because the short doubling 288 time means that health care systems can be overwhelmed in a couple of weeks rather than several 289 months in the absence of control. A recent report shows that the number of COVID-19 patients 290 admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in Italy grew at a rate of approximately 0·25/day 23 , 291

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