Before revision:  The obtained results demonstrate  applicability of our developed method to extract key infection parameters directly from the data (publicly available for a number of countries), so that it can be applied globally to potential future outbreaks of COVID-19 , or other infectious diseases.
After revision:  The obtained results demonstrate applicability of our developed method to extract key infection parameters directly from the data (publicly available for a number of countries), so that it can be applied globally to potential future outbreaks of COVID-19 in a number of countries. Overall, we show that applications of uncommon strategies, such as methods and approaches from molecular systems biology research to mathematical epidemiology, may significantly advance our understanding of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.