Countries with delayed COVID-19 introduction - characteristics, drivers, gaps, and opportunities

• Main Authors: Zheng Li (Author), Cynthia Jones (Author), Girum S. Ejigu (Author), Nisha George (Author), Amanda L. Geller (Author), Gregory C. Chang (Author), Alys Adamski (Author), Ledor S. Igboh (Author), Rebecca D. Merrill (Author), Philip Ricks (Author), Sara A. Mirza (Author), Michael Lynch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Three months after the first reported cases, COVID-19 had spread to nearly 90% of World Health Organization (WHO) member states and only 24 countries had not reported cases as of 30 March 2020. This analysis aimed to 1) assess characteristics, capability to detect and monitor COV...