PMC:7224658 / 556-2204 JSONTXT 5 Projects

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T7 0-9 Sentence denotes Objective
T8 10-93 Sentence denotes The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020.
T9 94-251 Sentence denotes Several studies have indicated that densely populated urban environments and the heavy dependence on traffic could increase the potential spread of COVID-19.
T10 252-368 Sentence denotes This study investigated the association between changes in traffic volume and the spread of COVID-19 in South Korea.
T11 370-377 Sentence denotes Methods
T12 378-477 Sentence denotes This study analyzed the daily national traffic and traffic trend for 3 months from January 1, 2020.
T13 478-547 Sentence denotes Traffic data were measured using 6307 vehicle detection system (VDS).
T14 548-623 Sentence denotes This study analyzed the difference in traffic levels between 2019 and 2020.
T15 624-707 Sentence denotes Non-linear regression was performed to analyze the change in traffic trend in 2020.
T16 708-814 Sentence denotes The relationship between traffic and confirmed COVID-19 cases was analyzed using single linear regression.
T17 816-823 Sentence denotes Results
T18 824-997 Sentence denotes The mean daily nationwide level of traffic for the first 3 months of 2020 was 143 655 563 vehicles, which was 9.7% lower than the same period in 2019 (159 044 566 vehicles).
T19 998-1108 Sentence denotes All regions showed a decreasing trend in traffic in February, which shifted to an increasing trend from March.
T20 1109-1280 Sentence denotes In Incheon there was a positive, but insignificant, linear relationship between increasing numbers of newly confirmed cases and increasing traffic (β = 43 146; p = 0.056).
T21 1282-1293 Sentence denotes Conclusions
T22 1294-1411 Sentence denotes Numbers of newly confirmed COVID-19 patients have been decreasing since March, while the traffic has been increasing.
T23 1412-1550 Sentence denotes The fact that traffic is increasing indicates greater contact between people, which in turn increases the risk of further COVID-19 spread.
T24 1551-1648 Sentence denotes Therefore, the government will need to devise suitable policies, such as total social distancing.