Abstract
The purpose of this study is to present a description of the course of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland in the space-time dimension in the period from March 15th to August 8th 2020. The result of the conducted research is a presentation of the regional differentiation of the course of the epidemic in Poland, the comparison of the intensity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in particular voivodeships, the determination of the degree of similarity in the course of the pandemic development process in individual regions (voivodeships) of the country, and also the indication of the factors which could be taken into account when attempting to explain the interregional differences in the course of the epidemic. The conducted research shows, among other things, that: (1) in terms of time, the development of the epidemic was generally monotonic, however the increase in new infections was rather cyclical, (2) in the spatial dimension, the development of the epidemic was rather random, although the greatest number of infections was characteristic of the most populated regions of the country, (3) the level of infections in Poland was mainly positively influenced by: population density, working in industry, people beyond retirement, age as well as a poorly developed material base of inpatient care.
Highlights
In times of dynamic medical and pharmaceutical development when, at least in Europe, infectious diseases have been eliminated, mainly due to the widespread of preventive vaccinations and the improvement of sanitary hygiene, the SARS-CoV-2 virus appeared in Wuhan, China, which at an unprecedentedly rapid pace took over the whole world
The purpose of this study is to present a description of the course of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland in the space-time dimension in the period from March 15th to August 8th 2020
The result of the conducted research is a presentation of the regional differentiation of the course of the epidemic in Poland, the comparison of the intensity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in particular voivodeships, the determination of the degree of similarity in the course of the pandemic development process in individual regions of the country, and the indication of the factors which could be taken into account when attempting to explain the interregional differences in the course of the epidemic
Summary
In times of dynamic medical and pharmaceutical development when, at least in Europe, infectious diseases have been eliminated, mainly due to the widespread of preventive vaccinations and the improvement of sanitary hygiene, the SARS-CoV-2 virus appeared in Wuhan, China, which at an unprecedentedly rapid pace took over the whole world. At the same time, been the driving force of the development of science, especially medicine, including virology, epidemiology and pharmacology All these long known effects of epidemic development are fully visible in this latest pandemic, the course, duration as well as the immediate and long-term consequences of which, are difficult to predict. The purpose of this study is to present a description of the course of the COVID-19 epidemic (pandemic) in Poland in the spacetime dimension in the period from March 15th to August 8th 2020 In concrete terms, this means a description of the development and spread of the epidemic in time and space, which is important, for instance, due to the fact that, one feature of the reality we live in, is the variability in time (chronology) and space (chorology) of things, events and processes which we are participants of. There is no doubt that the event of the appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus quickly transformed into a spatial diffusion process and spread worldwide
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