Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia

• Methods: They fitted a statistical exponential growth transmission model (formulated with the use of renewal equations) and used the model to derive the basic reproductive number (R0).

Estimation of the Transmission Risk of the 2019-nCoV and Its Implication for Public Health Interventions

• Methods: They used a “Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered” (SEIR) compartmental model based on the clinical progression of the disease, epidemiological status of the individuals and intervention measures (model shown in the image)