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Article: Safe traveling in public transport amid COVID-19

TitleSafe traveling in public transport amid COVID-19
Authors
Issue Date2021
PublisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science: Science Advances. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.scienceadvances.org/
Citation
Science Advances, 2021, v. 7 n. 43, p. article no. eabg3691 How to Cite?
AbstractSeveral intensive policies, such as mandatorily wearing masks and practicing social distancing, have been implemented in South Korea to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We analyzed and measured the impact of the aforementioned policies by calculating the degree of infection exposure in public transport. Specifically, we simulated how passengers encounter and infect each other during their journeys in public transport by tracking movements of passengers. The probabilities of exposure to infections in public transport via the aforementioned preventive measures were compared by using the Susceptible, Exposed, Infected, and Recovered model, a respiratory infectious disease diffusion model. We determined that the mandatory wearing of masks exhibits effects similar to maintaining 2-m social distancing in preventing COVID-19. Mandatory wearing of masks and practicing social distancing with masks during peak hours reduced infection rates by 93.5 and 98.1%, respectively.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/307848
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2023 Impact Factor: 11.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 4.483
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dc.contributor.authorKu, D-
dc.contributor.authorYeon, C-
dc.contributor.authorLee, S-
dc.contributor.authorLee, K-
dc.contributor.authorHwang, K-
dc.contributor.authorLi, YC-
dc.contributor.authorWong, SC-
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-12T13:38:47Z-
dc.date.available2021-11-12T13:38:47Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationScience Advances, 2021, v. 7 n. 43, p. article no. eabg3691-
dc.identifier.issn2375-2548-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/307848-
dc.description.abstractSeveral intensive policies, such as mandatorily wearing masks and practicing social distancing, have been implemented in South Korea to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We analyzed and measured the impact of the aforementioned policies by calculating the degree of infection exposure in public transport. Specifically, we simulated how passengers encounter and infect each other during their journeys in public transport by tracking movements of passengers. The probabilities of exposure to infections in public transport via the aforementioned preventive measures were compared by using the Susceptible, Exposed, Infected, and Recovered model, a respiratory infectious disease diffusion model. We determined that the mandatory wearing of masks exhibits effects similar to maintaining 2-m social distancing in preventing COVID-19. Mandatory wearing of masks and practicing social distancing with masks during peak hours reduced infection rates by 93.5 and 98.1%, respectively.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science: Science Advances. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.scienceadvances.org/-
dc.relation.ispartofScience Advances-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleSafe traveling in public transport amid COVID-19-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLi, YC: joeyliyc@connect.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailWong, SC: hhecwsc@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityWong, SC=rp00191-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1126/sciadv.abg3691-
dc.identifier.pmid34678065-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC8535823-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85117911508-
dc.identifier.hkuros329626-
dc.identifier.volume7-
dc.identifier.issue43-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. eabg3691-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. eabg3691-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000711845800005-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-

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