Correlation between travellers departing from Wuhan before the Spring Festival and subsequent spread of COVID-19 to all provinces in China
Ping Zhong, Songxue Guo, Ting Chen
Abstract
We found a strong correlation between travel volumes departing from Wuhan, Hubei Province before the Spring Festival and the extent of amplification of the outbreak of COVID-19 in China in 2020, with 100 top cities. Almost 70% of exportations were within cities in Hubei province.
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ChinaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Outbreak2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSpring (device)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineSocioeconomicsGeographyDemographyVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)ArchaeologySociologyMechanical engineeringEngineeringPathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsCOVID-19 impact on air quality