Association between traffic inflow and COVID-19 prevalence at the provincial level in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyze the relationship between traffic inflow and COVID-19 prevalence in South Korea for formulating prevention policies for novel infections.

Methods

We evaluated traffic inflow and new COVID-19 cases in 8 regions of Korea from January 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021. The toll collection system (TCS) traffic volume for 2019-2020 and traffic inflow trends were analyzed using independent samples t-test and nonlinear regression, respectively. The association between TCS traffic volume and new COVID-19 cases by city was analyzed using correlation analysis.

Results

Traffic inflow volume in 2020 decreased 3.7% from 2019. The TCS traffic inflow trend in the 8 provinces decreased during the first COVID-19 wave, gradually increased until the second wave, decrease

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8142818 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature