Analysis of travel restrictions for COVID-19 control in Latin America through network connectedness

Amanda M Y Chu; Jenny T Y Tsang; Jacky N L Chan; Agnes Tiwari; Mike K P So

doi:10.1093/jtm/taaa176

Analysis of travel restrictions for COVID-19 control in Latin America through network connectedness

J Travel Med. 2020 Dec 23;27(8):taaa176. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa176.

Authors

Amanda M Y Chu¹, Jenny T Y Tsang¹, Jacky N L Chan², Agnes Tiwari^{3

4}, Mike K P So²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
² Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong.
³ LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
⁴ School of Nursing, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong.

Abstract

We analyze the COVID-19 pandemic development in Latin America by network analysis to demonstrate the effectiveness of air travel restriction in reducing pandemic risk and provide risk analysis for air travel reopening in Latin America. We reinforce the importance of restricting air travel before and during local transmission of COVID-19.

Keywords: Brazil; SARS-CoV-2; epicenter; lockdown; pandemic; travel ban; travel hub.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Humans
Internationality
Latin America / epidemiology
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2*
Travel Medicine*
Travel*