Before revision: We identified three distinct phases , which parallel Kuebler-Ross's stages of grief . Each of them is characterized by different regimes of the three social epidemics: in the refusal phase, people refused to accept reality despite the increasing numbers of deaths in other countries ;
After revision: We identified three distinct phases . Each of them is characterized by different regimes of the three social epidemics: in the refusal phase, people refused to accept reality despite the increasing numbers of deaths in other countries ;