Abstract
Abstract Background In the final weeks of 2019, a SARS-CoV-2 virus slipped furtively from animal to human in China. As of March 13, there have been 1,34,918 confirmed cases, out of which 4,990 is the death count. We are predicting extinction or explosion of the virus from the current realization of a Galton Watson process. Methods Based on the region wise reported number of cases, total was calculated. The observed offspring distribution was found by calculating the difference between the total number of cases in consecutive days. Hence the distribution modelled using Sequential Probability Ratio Tests (SPRT) to predict whether extinction or explosion will occur for the current realization of the process. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed on the data to check the distribution of fit. Results We assume conservative approach of SPRT. The geometric distribution fits to the data taken from January 2020 to March 12, 2020. The SPRT on the offspring distribution predicts extinction of the disease if the number of cases reported on a new day are less than 58 then the disease will extinct, and will explode if more than 9,990 cases. Conclusions Our results show that if COVID-19 transmission is established, understanding the effectiveness of control measures in different settings will be crucial for understanding the likelihood that transmission can eventually be effectively mitigated. Key messages Our analysis highlights the value of recording individual cases and analyzing geographically heterogeneous data of COVID-19. Our results also have implications for estimation of transmission dynamics using the number of exported cases from a specific area.
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