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cord-317399-693q80xo	Al Wahaibi, Adil	COVID-19 epidemic monitoring after non-pharmaceutical interventions: the use of time-varying reproduction number in a country with a large migrant population	2020-08-20		.txt	text/plain	3649	218	58	title: COVID-19 epidemic monitoring after non-pharmaceutical interventions: the use of time-varying reproduction number in a country with a large migrant population In this study, we will analyse the dynamics of COVID-19 infection transmissibility in Oman in the different populations (Omani and non-Omani) and the effects of the introduction of the nonpharmaceutical measures on disease transmissibility. With the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Oman, our study showed the feasibility of using the time-varying Rt to assess and explain transmissibility dynamics and epidemic progression. However, the use of timevarying Rt in assessing the transmissibility dynamics and epidemic progression was a crucial tool to know how the mitigation measures influenced Rt. Nevertheless, a study from China demonstrated that changes in reporting rates substantially affect estimates of Rt. 23 Thus, the initial Rt is influenced by testing frequency, contact tracing, and reporting of mild cases outside hospital.	./cache/cord-317399-693q80xo.txt	./txt/cord-317399-693q80xo.txt