Signal propagation in complex networks drives epidemics, is responsible for information
going viral, promotes trust and facilitates moral behavior in social groups, enables the …

The complexity of many biological, social and technological systems stems from the richness
of the interactions among their units. Over the past decades, a variety of complex systems …

Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in
Manaus, Brazil, resurged in late 2020 despite previously high levels of infection. Genome …

The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in mainland China was
characterized by a distinctive subexponential increase of confirmed cases during the early …

We examine the net benefits of social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 in USA.
Social distancing saves lives but imposes large costs on society due to reduced economic …

We provide one of the first systematic assessments of the development and determinants of
economic anxiety at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Using a global data set on …

Intense nonpharmaceutical interventions were put in place in China to stop transmission of
the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As transmission intensifies in other …

As there is no vaccination and proper medicine for treatment, the recent pandemic caused
by COVID-19 has drawn attention to the strategies of quarantine and other governmental …

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic many countries implemented containment measures
to reduce disease transmission. Studies using digital data sources show that the mobility of …

Several Italian towns are under lockdown to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The level of
transmission reduction required for physical distancing interventions to mitigate the …