A passenger wearing a protective mask arrives at a railway station in Wuhan on the first day inbound train services resumed following the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters
China’s initial coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan spread twice as fast as we thought, new study suggests
- Each carrier was infecting 5.7 people on average, according to US researchers, who say previous estimate had used incomplete data
- Latest data based on cases whose origin could be traced more clearly, in provinces that had test kits and ample health care capacity
A passenger wearing a protective mask arrives at a railway station in Wuhan on the first day inbound train services resumed following the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters
