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Instantaneous Basic Reproduction Number (Rt_t) of COVID-19 and its Relationship with Public Awareness in Mainland China

  • Overall, (Rt_t) had a negative association with both the Baidu Index (BDI) and Baidu Migration Scale (BMS); thus, demonstrating that public awareness could possibly decrease transmission of the virus.

  • A one-unit increase in BDI was associated with a 0.0295% (95% CI: 0.0077, 0.051) decrease in (Rt_t).

  • A one-unit decrease in BSM was associated with a 2.7% (95% CI: 0.382, 4.7) decrease in (Rt_t).

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Updated 2020-05-29

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences