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The association between international and domestic air traffic and the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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    • بيانات النشر:
      eScholarship, University of California, 2020.
    • الموضوع:
      2020
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Many countries are facing increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, which are, in their origin mostly attributed to regular international flight connections with China. This study aims to investigate this relation by analyzing available data on air traffic volume and the spread of COVID-19 cases.Methodsand findings: We analyzed available data on current domestic and international passenger volume and flight routes and compared these to the distribution of domestic and international COVID-19 cases.ResultsOur data indicate a strong linear correlation between domestic COVID-19 cases and passenger volume for regions within China (r2 = 0.92, p = 0.19) and a significant correlation between international COVID-19 cases and passenger volume (r2 = 0.98, p
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    • الرقم المعرف:
      edssch.oai:escholarship.org/ark:/13030/qt9ft3v0r7