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Understanding chaos in COVID-19 and its relationship to stringency index: Applications to large-scale and granular level prediction models

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  • Imee V Necesito
  • John Mark S Velasco
  • Jaewon Jung
  • Young Hye Bae
  • Jun Hyeong Lee
  • Soo Jun Kim
  • Hung Soo Kim

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Understanding the underlying and unpredictable dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic is important. We supplemented the findings of Jones and Strigul (2020) and described the chaotic behavior of COVID-19 using state space plots which depicted the changes in asymptotic behavior and trajectory brought about by the increase or decrease in the number of cases which resulted from the easing or tightening of restrictions and other non-pharmaceutical interventions instituted by governments as represented by the country’s stringency index (SI). We used COVID-19 country-wide case count data and analyzed it using convergent cross-mapping (CCM) and found that the SI influence on COVID-19 case counts is high in almost all the countries considered. When we utilized finer granular geographical data (‘barangay’ or village level COVID-19 case counts in the Philippines), the effects of SI were reduced as the population density increased. The authors believe that the knowledge of the chaotic behavior of COVID-19 and the effects of population density as applied to finer granular geographical data has the potential to generate more accurate COVID-19 non-linear prediction models. This could be used at the local government level to guide strategic and highly targeted COVID-19 policies which are favorable to public health systems but with limited impact to the economy.

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  • Imee V Necesito & John Mark S Velasco & Jaewon Jung & Young Hye Bae & Jun Hyeong Lee & Soo Jun Kim & Hung Soo Kim, 2022. "Understanding chaos in COVID-19 and its relationship to stringency index: Applications to large-scale and granular level prediction models," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(6), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0268023
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268023
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    1. Megan Cross & Shu-Kay Ng & Paul Scuffham, 2020. "Trading Health for Wealth: The Effect of COVID-19 Response Stringency," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-15, November.
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