Pathology

Sociology

Disease

Social contact

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Contact tracing

Outbreak

Virology

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Computer science

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Communication

Medicine

Transmission (telecommunications)

Telecommunications

EClinicalMedicine

COVID-19 has spread to 6 continents. Now is opportune to gain a deeper understanding of what may have happened. The findings can help inform mitigation strategies in the disease-affected countries.

What are the underlying transmission patterns of COVID-19 outbreak? An age-specific social contact characterization