Abstract

Back ground & Purpose: Many countries in Asia as well as developed countries like England, Australia and USA were attacked by the rampant COVID-19.This observational study was conducted to analyze the rate of transmission, death to case ratio, doubling time, role of temperature and other preventive measures on these variables. Methodology: Data of the variables were collected from World Health Organization online daily progress reports on COVID-19 and other reliable Internet sources on a daily basis from 30-03-2020 till 20-04-2020. Results & Conclusion: The transmission was maximum in Turkey, Iran, China, Russia, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan whereas minimum in Yemen, Bhutan, Laos, Timor-Leste, Nepal, Mongolia, Syria, Maldives, Myanmar, and Cambodia. There were no confirmed cases reported in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and North Korea. Temperature didn’t appear to be influencing the transmission and death rate due to COVID-19 in Asian countries. There is a positive correlation between the environmental temperatures, preventive measures, lock down and the doubling time of COVID-19 in Asian countries. KEY WORDS: - COVID -19, ASIA, Doubling time, Death – to - case ratio, Temperature

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call