The association between international and domestic air traffic and the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

• Published in: Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 467 - 472
• Main Authors: Lau, Hien, Khosrawipour, Veria, Kocbach, Piotr, Mikolajczyk, Agata, Ichii, Hirohito, Zacharski, Maciej, Bania, Jacek, Khosrawipour, Tanja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.06.2020; Taiwan Society of Microbiology. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air traffic; Air Travel - statistics & numerical data; China; Communicable Diseases, Imported - prevention & control; Communicable Diseases, Imported - transmission; Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; COVID-19; Humans; International flights; Pandemic; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Public Health; China; COVID-19; Pandemic; Coronavirus; China; Air traffic; International flights

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Many countries are facing increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, which are, in their origin mostly attributed to regular international flight connections with China. This study...