TY - JOUR AU - Li, Yong AU - Wang, Lian-Wen AU - Peng, Zhi-Hang AU - Shen, Hong-Bing PY - 2020 DA - 2020/07/16 TI - Basic reproduction number and predicted trends of coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in the mainland of China JO - Infectious Diseases of Poverty SP - 94 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a serious epidemic around the world, but it has been effectively controlled in the mainland of China. The Chinese government limited the migration of people almost from all walks of life. Medical workers have rushed into Hubei province to fight against the epidemic. Any activity that can increase infection is prohibited. The aim of this study was to confirm that timely lockdown, large-scale case-screening and other control measures proposed by the Chinese government were effective to contain the spread of the virus in the mainland of China. SN - 2049-9957 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-00704-4 DO - 10.1186/s40249-020-00704-4 ID - Li2020 ER -