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It does not have an R_0 so high. It’s estimated at 1.4-3 or so.
by TheGallopedHigh 7y ago
It does not have an R_0 so high. It’s estimated at 1.4-3 or so.
- twomoretime 7y agoThere were multiple estimates, published papers (likely still awaiting peer review) that estimated 4+, and one as high as 6-8. How many other pandemics have infected multiple world leaders? Do you know that within a week of Iran announcing an outbreak, 8% of their parliament was infected and two members dead? R0>3 is not hard to believe. There's a reason a dozen European countries are on lockdown.