COVID-19 Outbreak in İstanbul.

IF 0.8 Q4 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Turkish Thoracic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2022.21088

Nilüfer Aykaç, Osman Elbek

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Abstract

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the social determinants of health play a fundamental role in the course of the pandemic. This article aims to reveal the class dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in İstanbul, Turkey.

Material and methods: Spatial analysis and geographic information system data provided by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality for March and April 2020 were used. Public transport mobility and turnstile data were analyzed. The data obtained were collated into thematic maps.

Results: Between March 16 and 24, 2020, the use of public transportation declined with the tightening of movement restrictions. However, despite the restrictions, an increase in transportation density was observed between 6 and 9 am and between 5 and 7 pm. Although the overall mobility toward outside the city has fallen due to travel restrictions, it has been observed that exit mobility continued between Gebze and Kocaeli, both industrial centers where blue-collar jobs dominate. Most of the mobility in the city is observed in Avcılar, Bahçelievler, Esenyurt, and Küçükçekmece, which are mostly blue-collar residential districts. On the Asian side, activity was observed in Kurtköy, Pendik, Samandıra, Ümraniye, and Tuzla, areas where blue-collar workers predominantly reside. From March 25 to April 7, 2020, it was determined that the most intense activity areas of the blue-collar workers were Avcılar, Bahçelievler, Bağcılar, Çekmeköy, Esenyurt, Küçükçekmece, Ümraniye, and D-100 highway line.

Conclusion: The density in the use of public transportation rose during the hours corresponding to the working hours of the workers who had to continue working despite the pandemic. In addition, the physical movement of blue-collar workers continued despite the travel restrictions imposed along the city borders where they worked and resided. Our data point to the importance of social protection measures for workers in general, and blue-collar workers in particular, for the management of the pandemic.

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伊斯坦布尔爆发的 COVID-19。

目的:2019冠状病毒病大流行表明，健康的社会决定因素在大流行过程中发挥着根本作用。本文旨在揭示新冠肺炎疫情在土耳其İstanbul的阶级动态。材料和方法:空间分析和2020年3月和4月由İstanbul大都会市提供的地理信息系统数据。对公共交通机动性和十字转门数据进行分析。获得的数据被整理成专题地图。结果:2020年3月16日至24日，随着出行限制的收紧，公共交通的使用量有所下降。然而，尽管有这些限制，在上午6点至9点和下午5点至7点之间观察到交通密度增加。尽管由于出行限制，向城外的总体流动性有所下降，但据观察，格布泽和科卡埃利之间的出口流动性仍在继续，这两个工业中心都以蓝领工作为主。城市的流动性主要集中在Avcılar、bahelievler、Esenyurt和k ekmece，这些地区主要是蓝领住宅区。在亚洲方面，在蓝领工人主要居住的Kurtköy、Pendik、Samandıra、Ümraniye和图兹拉地区观察到活动。从2020年3月25日至4月7日，确定蓝领工人活动最密集的区域为Avcılar、bahelievler、Bağcılar、Çekmeköy、Esenyurt、k ekmece、Ümraniye和D-100高速公路线。结论:在疫情下仍需继续工作的人员的工作时间内，公共交通工具的使用密度上升。此外，尽管蓝领工人工作和居住的城市边界沿线实行旅行限制，但他们的实际行动仍在继续。我们的数据表明，对一般工人，特别是蓝领工人采取社会保护措施，对于控制疫情的重要性。

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Turkish Thoracic Journal Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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1.40

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： Turkish Thoracic Journal (Turk Thorac J) is the double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access, international publication organ of Turkish Thoracic Society. The journal is a quarterly publication, published on January, April, July, and October and its publication language is English. Turkish Thoracic Journal started its publication life following the merger of two journals which were published under the titles “Turkish Respiratory Journal” and “Toraks Journal” until 2007. Archives of both journals were passed on to the Turkish Thoracic Journal. The aim of the journal is to convey scientific developments and to create a dynamic discussion platform about pulmonary diseases. With this intent, the journal accepts articles from all related scientific areas that address adult and pediatric pulmonary diseases, as well as thoracic imaging, environmental and occupational disorders, intensive care, sleep disorders and thoracic surgery. Clinical and research articles, reviews, statements of agreement or disagreement on controversial issues, national and international consensus reports, abstracts and comments of important international articles, interesting case reports, writings related to clinical and practical applications, letters to the editor, and editorials are accepted.