An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China
Beijing Normal University · State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science · +16 more institutions
Abstract
Responding to an outbreak of a novel coronavirus [agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] in December 2019, China banned travel to and from Wuhan city on 23 January 2020 and implemented a national emergency response. We investigated the spread and control of COVID-19 using a data set that included case reports, human movement, and public health interventions. The Wuhan shutdown was associated with the delayed arrival of COVID-19 in other cities by 2.91 days. Cities that implemented control measures preemptively reported fewer cases on average (13.0) in the first week of their outbreaks compared with cities that started control later (20.6). Suspending intracity public transport, closing entertainment…
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- FWCI
- 67.07
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- 100%
- References
- 28
Authors
21- HTHuaiyu TianCorresponding
Beijing Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science
- YLYonghong LiuCorresponding
Beijing Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science
- YLYidan LiCorresponding
Beijing Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science
- CWChieh‐Hsi WuCorresponding
University of Southampton
- БЧБин ЧэнCorresponding
University of California, Davis
Topics & keywords
- China
- Social distance
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Psychological intervention
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Transmission (telecommunications)
- Geography
- Socioeconomics
- Good health and well-being