Estimating the time-varying reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 using national and subnational case counts
Authors: Sam Abbott, Joel Hellewell, Robin N. Thompson, Katharine Sherratt, Hamish P. Gibbs, Nikos I. Bosse, James D. Munday, Sophie Meakin, Emma L. Doughty, June Young Chun, Yung-Wai Desmond Chan, Flavio Finger, Paul Campbell, Akira Endo, Carl A. B. Pearson, Amy Gimma, Tim Russell, CMMID COVID modelling group, Stefan Flasche, Adam J. Kucharski, Rosalind M. Eggo, Sebastian Funk Published: June, 2020 in Wellcome Open Research Full text link Abstract Background: Assessing temporal variations in transmission in different countries is essential for monitoring the epidemic, evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions and estimating the impact of changes in policy....