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Transmissibility and mortality trends of COVID-19 epidemic in Egypt
Mohamed Masouda Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine-Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5189-0862View further author information
, Gihan Gewaifelb Preventive and Social Medicine, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptView further author information
& Nahla Gamaleldinb Preventive and Social Medicine, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 04 Jul 2020, Accepted 25 Oct 2020, Published online: 19 Nov 2020
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