COVID-19 and suburban public transport in the conditions of the Czech Republic

Fridrišek, Petr; Janoš, Vít

doi:10.1016/j.trip.2021.100523

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“…Therefore, measures previously instituted to safeguard public health such as physical distancing and face masks may still prove valuable especially given widespread vaccine hesitancy. Public transportation systems which mainly include cars and buses in our environment are often crowded and this increases person-to-person contact, with a greater risk of transmission [ 21 , 22 ]. Our study demonstrated a 48% reduction in risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 among those who used private transportation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Risk factors for COVID-19 infection and disease severity in Nigeria: a case-control study

Utulu¹,

Ajayi²,

Bello³

et al. 2022

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction identifying risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity is critical to developing measures to protect vulnerable groups. We aimed to identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease. Methods this was an unmatched case-control study that recruited participants in the country from April to July 2020. Cases tested positive on Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), while controls tested negative on RT-PCR. Data were collected by trained research assistants using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Cases were categorized into severe and non-severe to identify risk factors for severe disease. Results there were 497 cases and 997 controls recruited. Contact with a symptomatic confirmed case adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.91 (95% CI: 1.30-2.80) and attendance of mass gatherings aOR 1.74 (95% CI: 1.10-2.74) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, while the use of private transportation aOR 0.56 (95% CI: 0.37-0.85) and use of a face mask aOR 0.43 (95% CI: 0.19-0.95) were associated with lower odds of infection. We identified 38 (7.7%) severe cases and 459 (92.3%) non-severe cases. Multivariate analysis identified age ≥ 50 years aOR 4.54 (95% CI: 1.86-11.08), male sex aOR 2.95 (95% CI: 1.07-8.11), hypertension aOR 3.52 (95% CI: 1.46-8.50), and diabetes aOR 5.76 (95% CI: 2.01-16.50) as risk factors for severe disease, while Hausa ethnicity aOR 0.15 (95% CI: 0.04-0.62) lowered the odds of severe disease. Conclusion our findings highlight the importance of exposure history, mass gatherings, private transportation, and the use of face masks. Being over 50 years, male and having comorbidities indicate a worse prognosis.

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confidence: 99%

Risk factors for COVID-19 infection and disease severity in Nigeria: a case-control study

Utulu¹,

Ajayi²,

Bello³

et al. 2022

Pan Afr Med J

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“…Funding PT may be problematic if ridership does not increase again (either naturally or through lower occupancy rules should the pandemic return). Reducing service frequency or increasing fares could have a very negative impact and further limit the functionality of PT (Fridrisek and Janos, 2022;Vickerman, 2021). This would be a huge step backwards on the case study route Prague-Pilsen, where modernisation was very expensive to ensure high service quality (Surmařová et al, 2022).…”

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“…Public transportation (PT) was affected by the pandemic in more serious manner. Many passengers stopped using PT temporarily or permanently (Fridrisek and Janos, 2022;Tirachini and Cats, 2020;Wielechowski et al, 2020). The drop in the number of PT users was more significant than in other modes, especially cars (Eisenmann et al, 2021).…”

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Travel behaviour changes during the pandemic: Prague-Pilsen rail case study

Surmařová

Vrána

Ilík

2022

Review of Economic Perspectives

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of our everyday lives. Governments have taken numerous measures to contain the spread of the pandemic, which has had a direct impact on daily mobility, modal choice and the function of public transport. This study uses quantitative and qualitative data to describe how the pandemic influenced travel on the Prague-Pilsen (Praha-Plzeň) railway line. The results of the case study on the Prague-Pilsen railway line are consistent with experiences in other countries. 38% decrease in passenger numbers was found between 2019 and 2020. Although numbers are increasing again, they still have not reached the pre-pandemic level. The number of connections has also decreased by a third on average (2019 to 2020). We also conducted in-depth interviews with train passengers on the above-mentioned route. Two-thirds of passengers stated that the frequency of their journeys had not been affected by the pandemic. However, like the other participants, they described other changes caused by the pandemic. Fear of infection played an important role, and the inconvenience of overcrowding was mentioned several times. The switch from buses to trains was mentioned, as was the fact that more and more travellers prefer to travel first class. In some cases, changes in the temporality of trips were also documented. The survey suggests that respondents travel less frequently by train for systematic, functional, health or social reasons.

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“…The studies agree that public transport (PT) has become a less preferred mode of travel than before the pandemic, especially due to fears of contagion by the new type of coronavirus (see e.g. Awad-Núñez et al, 2021;Carrese et al, 2021;Corazza et al 2021;Corazza & Musso, 2021;Fridrisek & Janos, 2022;Gkiotsalitis & Cats, 2021, Tirachini & Cats, 20202020. In addition to a considerable part of trips not taking place at all and work shifting online, there was also a shift from public transport to individual travel modes, i.e., car transport, walking and cycling (Brůhová Foltýnová & Brůha, 2022;Bucsky, 2020;Das et al, 2021;Przybylowski, Stelmak, & Suchanek, 2021).…”

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Development of public transport perception by its users during the pandemic: qualitative study from Czechia

Vávřová¹,

Jordová²,

Vácha³

et al. 2023

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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the transport sector has faced new challenges connected with decreasing use of public transport and passengers' concerns about possible contagion. Using focus groups and data collection by telephone interviews during the different phases of the pandemic, we investigated passengers' current concerns connected with public transport and what measures would help alleviate their fear of using it again.Our findings show that the pandemic has amplified passengers' sensitivity to phenomena they perceived negatively already before the pandemic, such as overcrowded vehicles, odours, or inadequate cleaning of vehicles. An appeal to people's own responsibility, appropriate communication by key institutions, increasing sanitation standards and promotion of contactless services are crucial for a safe travel feeling during and after the pandemic. The technological solutions, such as cashless payments, real-timeinformation for adequate guidance of users, more sophisticated ventilation systems etc. gained even more significance during the COVID-19 pandemic.In spite of various measures taken in the PT system, users reduced their PT trips substantially. The fear of COVID-19 contagion has been one of the reasons, although the fear of PT use has not been greater than the fear of contagion in other situations, such as shopping. One of the reasons for passengers´ decline was also the PT service reduction in frequency or number of connections. On the other hand, PT operators have been exposed to an enormous pressure to ensure sanitary requirements and had to overcome economic shortages due to a decreased demand and increased costs, so they had to find a viable balance between a necessary supply and safe operation during the COVID-19 waves.The study brings an overview of measures and changes in PT demand and gives a complex view on the development of attitudes and experience with PT use in the Czech Republic during the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results bring recommendations to PT providers, transport authorities and other institutions dealing with mobility and public health. Implementation of such measures can minimize the risk of contagion by COVID-19 or other respiratory infections and will help further development of public transport as a sustainable transport mode in the post-pandemic era.

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COVID-19 and suburban public transport in the conditions of the Czech Republic

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Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Risk factors for COVID-19 infection and disease severity in Nigeria: a case-control study

Risk factors for COVID-19 infection and disease severity in Nigeria: a case-control study

Travel behaviour changes during the pandemic: Prague-Pilsen rail case study

Development of public transport perception by its users during the pandemic: qualitative study from Czechia

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