Social media platforms allow users worldwide to create and share information, forging vast
sensing networks that allow information on certain topics to be collected, stored, mined, and …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, considered as the worst
global public health event in nearly a century, has severely affected more than 200 countries …

Rapid urbanization and climate change trends, intertwined with complex interactions of
various social, economic, and political factors, have resulted in an increase in the frequency …

Abstract Background Since early March 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic across the United
Kingdom has led to a range of social distancing policies, which resulted in changes to …

Geospatial social media (GSM) data has been increasingly used in public health due to its
rich, timely, and accessible spatial information, particularly in infectious disease research …

Recognizing an urgent need to understand the dynamics of the pandemic's severity, this
longitudinal study is conducted to explore the evolution of complex relationships between …

The sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in late 2020 has made Brazil the new epicenter of
the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The novel viral lineages P. 1 (Variant of Concern …

Black communities in the United States have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-
19 pandemic; however, few empirical studies have been conducted to examine the …

Human mobility is a significant factor for disease transmission. Little is known about how the
environment influences mobility during a pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Close contact between people is the primary route for transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the
virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We quantified interpersonal contact …