An in-depth statistical analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic’s initial spread in the WHO African region

• Cristina Barroso Hofer,
• Benido Impouma,
• Olivia Keiser,
• Cleophas Chimbetete,
• Jyoti Dalal,
• Ananthu James,
• Sara Botero Mesa,
• Beat Stoll,
• Jessica Lee Abbate,
• Franck Mboussou,
• Flávio Codeço Coelho,
• Timokleia Kousi,
• Daniela Vivacqua,
• Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara,
• Izabel Cristina Dos Reis,
• Wignston Ng’ambi,
• Papy Ansobi,
• Lucas M Bianchi,
• Theresa M Lee,
• Opeayo Ogundiran

Affiliations

Cristina Barroso Hofer

Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Benido Impouma

5 Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Olivia Keiser

GRAPH Network, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Cleophas Chimbetete

9 Newlands Clinic, Harare, Zimbabwe

Jyoti Dalal

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Ananthu James

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Sara Botero Mesa

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Beat Stoll

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Jessica Lee Abbate

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Franck Mboussou

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo

Flávio Codeço Coelho

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Timokleia Kousi

Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, Geneve, Switzerland

Daniela Vivacqua

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland

Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland

Izabel Cristina Dos Reis

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneva, Switzerland

Wignston Ng’ambi

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneva, Switzerland

Papy Ansobi

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneva, Switzerland

Lucas M Bianchi

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneva, Switzerland

Theresa M Lee

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Opeayo Ogundiran

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo