AN ANALYSIS FOR THE WORK RESUMPTION UNDER THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC BASED ON VIIRS-DNB NIGHTTIME LIGHTS IN CHINA

ABSTRACT

Timely and effective quantitative measurement of enterprises' offline resumption of work after public emergencies is conducive to the formulation and implementation of relevant policies. In this paper, we analyze the level of work resumption after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-influenced Chinese Spring Festival in 2020 with National Polar-orbiting Partnership Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (NPP-VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) daily data. The results demonstrate that COVID-19 has seriously affected the resumption of work after the Spring Festival holiday. Since February 10th, work has been resuming in localities. By late March, the work resumption indexes of most cities exceeded 50%, and Shanghai and Nanjing even had achieved complete resumption of work. Our method effectively estimates the resumption of work, which provides a scientific basis for local governments to formulate subsequent resumption policies. © 2021 IEEE