The lower COVID-19 related mortality and incidence rates in Eastern European countries are associated with delayed start of community circulation.

PLoS One · 2020 · PMC7714339 · PMID 33270782

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

During interval 51 to 73 days, the change in mortality was no longer statistically significant but still showed a decreasing trend.

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