Risk Analysis of COVID-19 Infections in Kolkata Metropolitan City: A GIS-Based Study and Policy Implications.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected daily lives of people around the world. People have already started to live wearing masks, keeping a safe distance from others, and maintaining a high level of hygiene. This paper deals with an in-depth analysis of riskness associated with COVID-19 infections in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) at the subcity (ward) level. Attempts have been made to identify the areas with high or low risk of infections using GIS-based geostatistical approach. Cosine Similarity Index has been used to rank different wards of KMC according to the degree of riskness. Four indices were computed to address intervention objectives and to determine "Optimized Prevention Rank" of wards for future policy decisions. The highest risk areas were located in the eastern and western

SUBMITTER: Nath B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995155 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature