article published yes Jack Merrin author 4515C308-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A870000-0001-5145-4609 NanoFab department Error analysis and data visualization of positive COVID-19 cases in 27 countries have been performed up to August 8, 2020. This survey generally observes a progression from early exponential growth transitioning to an intermediate power-law growth phase, as recently suggested by Ziff and Ziff. The occurrence of logistic growth after the power-law phase with lockdowns or social distancing may be described as an effect of avoidance. A visualization of the power-law growth exponent over short time windows is qualitatively similar to the Bhatia visualization for pandemic progression. Visualizations like these can indicate the onset of second waves and may influence social policy. https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/download/8597/8609/2020_PhysBio_Merrin.pdf application/pdfno IOP Publishing2020 eng 1478-3975 00057553970000110.1088/1478-3975/abb2db 176 Merrin, Jack. “Differences in Power Law Growth over Time and Indicators of COVID-19 Pandemic Progression Worldwide.” <i>Physical Biology</i>. IOP Publishing, 2020. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db">https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db</a>. J. Merrin, “Differences in power law growth over time and indicators of COVID-19 pandemic progression worldwide,” <i>Physical Biology</i>, vol. 17, no. 6. IOP Publishing, 2020. Merrin J. Differences in power law growth over time and indicators of COVID-19 pandemic progression worldwide. <i>Physical Biology</i>. 2020;17(6). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db">10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db</a> J. Merrin, Physical Biology 17 (2020). Merrin J. 2020. Differences in power law growth over time and indicators of COVID-19 pandemic progression worldwide. Physical Biology. 17(6), 065005. Merrin, Jack. “Differences in Power Law Growth over Time and Indicators of COVID-19 Pandemic Progression Worldwide.” <i>Physical Biology</i>, vol. 17, no. 6, 065005, IOP Publishing, 2020, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db">10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db</a>. Merrin, J. (2020). Differences in power law growth over time and indicators of COVID-19 pandemic progression worldwide. <i>Physical Biology</i>. IOP Publishing. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db">https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/abb2db</a> 85972020-10-04T22:01:35Z2026-04-02T14:29:42Z