The statistics of the COVID-19 confirmed-cases and deaths in 10 highly infected countries was collected • The effectiveness of the social distancing measures on the spread of COVID-19 was analyzed • It takes 1-4 weeks since the promulgation of highest level of measures until the number of cases starts to decrease. • The effectiveness of the social distancing measures on the spread of COVID-19 was different between the 10 focused countries.
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