Night-time population consistently explains the transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 in three megacities in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobility data are crucial for understanding the dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the consistency of the usefulness of these data over time has been questioned. The present study aimed to reveal the relationship between the transmissibility of COVID-19 in Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi prefectures and the daily night-time population in metropolitan areas belonging to each prefecture.

Methods

In Japan, the de facto population estimated from GPS-based location data from mobile phone users is regularly monitored by Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare and other health departments. Combined with this data, we conducted a time series linear regression analysis to explore the relationship between daily reported case counts of COVID-19 in Tokyo, Osak

SUBMITTER: Okada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10321704 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature