Measuring Time-Varying Effective Reproduction (Rt) Numbers for COVID-19 and Their Relationship with Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia

To quantify the time-varying reproduction number (Rt) for Malaysia using the COVID-19 incidence data., we used data the from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU CCSE) Coronavirus repository. Day 1 was taken from the first assumed local transmission of COVID-19. Data was split into four intervals: a) Interval 1: from Day 1 to Day 10 MCO 1, b) Interval 2: from Day 1 to Day 10 MCO 2, c) Interval 3: from Day 1 to Day 10 MCO 3 and d) Interval 4: from Day 1 to Day 10 MCO 4. We estimated the Rt using the EpiEstim package. The means for Rt at Day 1, Day 5 and Day 10 for all MCOs ranged between 0.665 to 1.147. The average Rt gradually decreased in MCO 1 and MCO 2. However, Rt increased in MCO 3 before stabilized around 0.8 in MCO 4. MCO 1 and MCO 2 which were stricter coincide with the gradual reduction of Rt. However, the more relaxed MCO 3 and MCO 4 correspond to a slight increase in the Rt before it stabilized..

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Preprint

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2021

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2021

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Preprints.org - (2021) vom: 29. März Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2021

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Englisch

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Kamarul Imran, Musa [VerfasserIn]
Ariffin, Wan Nor [VerfasserIn]
Mohd Hafiz, Mohd [VerfasserIn]
Jamiluddin, Subhi [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Noor Atinah [VerfasserIn]
Xin Wee, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Muhammad Hanis, Tengku [VerfasserIn]
Bulgiba, Awang [VerfasserIn]

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Medicine & Pharmacology

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10.20944/preprints202101.0264.v1

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