The impact of mass gatherings on the local transmission of COVID-19 and the implications for social distancing policies: Evidence from Hong Kong

• Pengyu Zhu ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: pengyuzhu@ust.hk

  Affiliations Urban Governance and Design Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-3606

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• Xinying Tan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-8213

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• Mingshu Wang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Fei Guo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

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• Shuai Shi,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6041-8191

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• Zhizhao Li

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9633-8513

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