Abstract
In this study, we analyzed daily records of newly diagnosed cases in Wuhan, Hubei excluding Wuhan (HEW), and China excluding Hubei (CEH) to investigate the impact of the new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan on cities around it and throughout China. We used multifractal detrended cross-correlation analysis (MF-DXA) method to investigate the correlations between the daily number of patients in Wuhan and HEW as well as in Wuhan and CEH. We concluded that the cross-correlations between the daily number of patients in Wuhan and HEW were higher than those between the daily number of patients in Wuhan and CEH because the multifractal features of Wuhan and HEW are greater than those of Wuhan and CEH. We also found that the "Wuhan closure"conducted on January 23 resulted in a decrease in cross-correlations between Wuhan and CEH.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2150052 |
Journal | Fluctuation and Noise Letters |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 Dec 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The corresponding author (J. S. Kim) expresses thanks for the support from the BK21 FOUR program. The authors appreciate the reviewers for their constructive comments, which have improved the quality of this paper.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 World Scientific Publishing Company.
Keywords
- COVID-19
- MF-DXA
- generalized Hurst exponent
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
- General Physics and Astronomy