The impact of lockdown in Wuhan on residents confidence in controlling COVID-19 outbreak at the destination cities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

From January 23rd, 2020, lock-down measures were adopted in Wuhan, China to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, due to the approach of the Spring Festival and the nature of COVID-19, more than 6 million permanent and temporary residents of Wuhan (who were potential carriers or spreaders of the virus), left the city before the lock-down measures were implemented. This study aims to explore whether and how the population inflow from Wuhan city impacted residents' confidence in controlling COVID-19 outbreaks at the destination cities.

Study design and setting

Based on questionnaire data and migration big data, a multiple regression model was developed to quantify the impact of the population inflow from Wuhan city on the sense of confidence of residents in controlli

SUBMITTER: Guo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9421152 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature