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. 2020 Dec;20(12):1368-1370.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30374-1. Epub 2020 May 6.

COVID-19 on the African continent

Chad R Wells  1 , Jason K Stearns  2 , Pascal Lutumba  3 , Alison P Galvani  4
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COVID-19 on the African continent

Chad R Wells et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Dec.
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Projected burden of COVID-19 in DR Congo in the absence of any control measures for a range of basic reproductive numbers The total number of COVID-19 cases (A) and deaths (B) estimated for basic reproductive numbers between 1·2 and 2·9. Details on how we calculated the basic reproductive numbers can be found in the appendix (p 1). COVID-19=coronavirus disease 2019.
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