A tentative assessment of the changes in transmissibility and fatality risk associated with Beta SARS-CoV-2 variants in South Africa: an ecological study

Shi Zhaoa JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;b CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhihang Pengc Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information

Maggie H. Wanga JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;b CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, ChinaView further author information

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