The use of health geography modeling to understand early dispersion of COVID-19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Public health policies to contain the spread of COVID-19 rely mainly on non-pharmacological measures. Those measures, especially social distancing, are a challenge for developing countries, such as Brazil. In São Paulo, the most populous state in Brazil (45 million inhabitants), most COVID-19 cases up to April 18th were reported in the Capital and metropolitan area. However, the inner municipalities, where 20 million people live, are also at risk. As governmental authorities discuss the loosening of measures for restricting population mobility, it is urgent to analyze the routes of dispersion of COVID-19 in São Paulo territory. We hypothesize that urban hierarchy is the main responsible for the disease spreading, and we identify the hotspots and the main routes of virus movement from the m

SUBMITTER: Fortaleza CMCB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7790416 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature