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Transmissibility of COVID-19 in 11 major cities in China and its association with temperature and humidity in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu.
Guo, Xiao-Jing; Zhang, Hui; Zeng, Yi-Ping.
  • Guo XJ; Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China.
  • Zhang H; Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China. zhhui@tsinghua.edu.cn.
  • Zeng YP; Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China.
Infect Dis Poverty ; 9(1): 87, 2020 Jul 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-640469
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The new coronavirus disease COVID-19 began in December 2019 and has spread rapidly by human-to-human transmission. This study evaluated the transmissibility of the infectious disease and analyzed its association with temperature and humidity to study the propagation pattern of COVID-19.

METHODS:

In this study, we revised the reported data in Wuhan based on several assumptions to estimate the actual number of confirmed cases considering that perhaps not all cases could be detected and reported in the complex situation there. Then we used the equation derived from the Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model to calculate R0 from January 24, 2020 to February 13, 2020 in 11 major cities in China for comparison. With the calculation results, we conducted correlation analysis and regression analysis between R0 and temperature and humidity for four major cities in China to see the association between the transmissibility of COVID-19 and the weather variables.

RESULTS:

It was estimated that the cumulative number of confirmed cases had exceeded 45 000 by February 13, 2020 in Wuhan. The average R0 in Wuhan was 2.7, significantly higher than those in other cities ranging from 1.8 to 2.4. The inflection points in the cities outside Hubei Province were between January 30, 2020 and February 3, 2020, while there had not been an obvious downward trend of R0 in Wuhan. R0 negatively correlated with both temperature and humidity, which was significant at the 0.01 level.

CONCLUSIONS:

The transmissibility of COVID-19 was strong and importance should be attached to the intervention of its transmission especially in Wuhan. According to the correlation between R0 and weather, the spread of disease will be suppressed as the weather warms.
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Texto completo: Disponible Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neumonía Viral / Infecciones por Coronavirus / Número Básico de Reproducción Tipo de estudio: Estudio experimental / Estudio observacional Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Infect Dis Poverty Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neumonía Viral / Infecciones por Coronavirus / Número Básico de Reproducción Tipo de estudio: Estudio experimental / Estudio observacional Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Infect Dis Poverty Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Artículo