Published on in Vol 22, No 7 (2020): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/19904, first published .
Impact of National Containment Measures on Decelerating the Increase in Daily New Cases of COVID-19 in 54 Countries and 4 Epicenters of the Pandemic: Comparative Observational Study

Impact of National Containment Measures on Decelerating the Increase in Daily New Cases of COVID-19 in 54 Countries and 4 Epicenters of the Pandemic: Comparative Observational Study

Impact of National Containment Measures on Decelerating the Increase in Daily New Cases of COVID-19 in 54 Countries and 4 Epicenters of the Pandemic: Comparative Observational Study

Carlos K H Wong   1 * , BSc, MPhil, PhD ;   Janet Y H Wong   2 * , PhD ;   Eric H M Tang   1 , BSc ;   Chi Ho Au   1 , BSc ;   Kristy T K Lau   1 , BSc, MSc ;   Abraham K C Wai   3 , MBChB, JD, MBA, FRCPGlasg, FRCEM, FHKAM

1 Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

3 Emergency Medicine Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Abraham K C Wai, MBChB, JD, MBA, FRCPGlasg, FRCEM, FHKAM
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  • The University of Hong Kong
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