For R 0 > 1, the number infected is likely to increase, and for R 0 < 1, transmission is likely to die out. R 0 is an indication of the transmissibility of a virus, representing the average number of new infections generated by an infectious person in a totally naïve population. Here we review the basic reproduction number ( R 0) of the COVID-19 virus. As of 8 February 2020, 33 738 confirmed cases and 811 deaths have been reported in China. ![]() It has since been identified as a zoonotic coronavirus, similar to SARS coronavirus and MERS coronavirus and named COVID-19. In Wuhan, China, a novel and alarmingly contagious primary atypical (viral) pneumonia broke out in December 2019. ![]() Coronavirus, Wuhan, China, SARS, Public health emergency of international concern, COVID-19, Epidemic potential, R 0 Introduction
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