Open AccessPopulation Density and Regional Differences Determine the Probability of COVID-19 Infection
Author(s) -
Hideaki Karaki,
AUTHOR_ID
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2022.p0061
Subject(s) - covid-19 , outbreak , population , population density , pandemic , virology , demography , geography , biology , medicine , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , sociology
With the passage of almost two years since the outbreak of COVID-19, the characteristics of the infection have become clearer. It is now known that the peaks of infections recur approximately every four months, the probability of infection varies greatly by region, and the probability of infection correlates with population density.