The oscillation-outbreaks characteristic of the COVID-19 pandemic

Jianping Huang; Xiaoyue Liu; Li Zhang; Yingjie Zhao; Danfeng Wang; Jinfeng Gao; Xinbo Lian; Chuwei Liu

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwab100

The oscillation-outbreaks characteristic of the COVID-19 pandemic

Natl Sci Rev. 2021 Jun 8;8(8):nwab100. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwab100. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Jianping Huang¹, Xiaoyue Liu¹, Li Zhang¹, Yingjie Zhao¹, Danfeng Wang¹, Jinfeng Gao¹, Xinbo Lian¹, Chuwei Liu¹

Affiliation

¹ Collaborative Innovation Center for Western Ecological Safety (CIWES), Lanzhou University, China.

Abstract

The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic features the alternation of oscillations and abrupt rises. The oscillations are attributable to weekly and seasonal modulations, while abrupt rises are stimulated by mass gatherings.