Global convergence of COVID-19 basic reproduction number and estimation from early-time SIR dynamics

• Gabriel G. Katul ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: gaby@duke.edu

  Affiliations Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9768-3693

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• Assaad Mrad ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Assaad Mrad, Sara Bonetti, Gabriele Manoli, Anthony J. Parolari

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4922-4446

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• Sara Bonetti ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Assaad Mrad, Sara Bonetti, Gabriele Manoli, Anthony J. Parolari

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, University College London, London, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8856-3438

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• Gabriele Manoli ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Assaad Mrad, Sara Bonetti, Gabriele Manoli, Anthony J. Parolari

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9245-2877

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• Anthony J. Parolari

  Contributed equally to this work with: Assaad Mrad, Sara Bonetti, Gabriele Manoli, Anthony J. Parolari

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1046-6790

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