Correlation of Pandemic Spread in View of Public Transport and Self-Care – Case of COVID-19 in USA and UK
SAE-PP-00140
5/26/2021
- Content
- The use of public transport is believed to be one of the contagion sources during a pandemic. This paper focuses on the correlation between the propagation of a pandemic and the use of public transport. To contrast these results, the use of a mask in the context of COVID-19 is analyzed as well. In order to analyze the impact of public transport on the spread of the COVID-19, data of the public transport, time spent at home, time spent at workplaces, and time spent at parks and outdoor were correlated with the confirmed cases of the COVID-19. To determine whether the use of public transport or self-care is a key factor in the spread of a pandemic, scientific evidence relevant to the use of masks for reducing the spread of COVID-19 is accounted for in this analysis too. These data are reproduced to represent the current reality and to depict a foreseen future by means of system dynamics simulations. A common procedure during a pandemic is to avoid contact and a lockdown, however, this procedure opens a question regarding the possibility to continue the transportations activities, without contact and with self-care. The aim of this study is to numerically estimate the impact of public transport and the use of a face mask on the spread of a pandemic.
- Citation
- Gutierrez, M., Castillo, A., Iniguez, J., and Vizcaino, P., "Correlation of Pandemic Spread in View of Public Transport and Self-Care – Case of COVID-19 in USA and UK," SAE MobilityRxiv™ Preprint, submitted May 26, 2021, https://doi.org/10.47953/SAE-PP-00140.