As for the rate of transmission, called “basic reproduction number” by epidemiologists, it is believed to be between 2 to 3 in late January, meaning one person infects two to three persons, but the numbers are still being discussed and require further research should proper data be made available.
Ní ti bí àrùn náà ti ń ràn, èyí tí àwọn onímọ̀ nípa àjàkálẹ̀ àrùn ń pè ní “òǹkà ìpìlẹ̀ ìbísí“, gbà pé ó wà láàárín 2 sí 3 ní ìparí Oṣù Kìn-ín-ní, ẹni tí ó ní i yóò kó o ran ẹni méjì sí mẹ́ta, ṣùgbọ́n ìfikùnlukùn àti ìwádìí kò dúró, ìyẹn bí àwọn ìwífún-alálàyè tí ó wúlò bá wà ní àrọ́wọ́tó.