An investigation of spatial-temporal patterns and predictions of the coronavirus 2019 pandemic in Colombia, 2020–2021

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e0010228
• Main Authors: Tariq, Amna, Chakhaia, Tsira, Dahal, Sushma, Ewing, Alexander, Hua, Xinyi, Ofori, Sylvia K., Prince, Olaseni, Salindri, Argita D., Adeniyi, Ayotomiwa Ezekiel, Banda, Juan M., Skums, Pavel, Luo, Ruiyan, Lara-Díaz, Leidy Y., Bürger, Raimund, Fung, Isaac Chun-Hai, Shim, Eunha, Kirpich, Alexander, Srivastava, Anuj, Chowell, Gerardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.03.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Biology and life sciences; Colombia - epidemiology; Computer and Information Sciences; Coronaviruses; Countries; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 vaccines; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Distribution; Dynamics; Epidemic models; Epidemics; Forecasting; Health; Health policy; Heterogeneity; Humans; Immunization; Mathematical models; Medical supplies; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mobility; Pandemics; People and places; Physical Sciences; Public health; Quarantine; Reproduction; Research and Analysis Methods; Respiratory diseases; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social distancing; Social media; Social Sciences; Spatial variations; Transmission; Trends; Tropical diseases; Viral diseases; Colombia; Brazil; Mexico; Latin America

Colombia announced the first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on March 6, 2020. Since then, the country has reported a total of 5,002,387 cases and 127,258 deaths as of October 31, 2021. The aggressive transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 motivate an investigation of COVID-19 a...