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Changes in population movement make COVID-19 spread differently from SARS

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This comment discusses the contribution of population movement to the spread of COVID-19, with a reference to the spread of SARS 17 years ago. We argue that the changing geography of migration, the diversification of jobs taken by migrants, the rapid growth of tourism and business trips, and the longer distance taken by people for family reunion are what make the spread of COVID-19 so differently from that of SARS. These changes in population movement are expected to continue. Hence, new stra...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113036

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2042-1358
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Social Science and Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
255
Article number:
113036
Publication date:
2020-05-15
Acceptance date:
2020-05-08
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EISSN:
0277-9536
ISSN:
0277-9536
Pmid:
32442793
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1106423
Local pid:
pubs:1106423
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2020-06-05

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