A look at the COVID-19 atlas in Havana

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Keywords:

SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, COVID-19 risk, economic and social vulnerability, graphic and cartographic representations

Abstract

The cartographic work Havana: atlas of the COVID-19 was the result of research carried out during the period of this pandemic in the province of Havana, in the years 2020 and 2021, by several specialists of the Temporary Technical Group of Modelling and Epidemiology, made up of epidemiologists, mathematicians, computer scientists, computer scientists, physicists, geographers and meteorologists. This work, the result of research coordinated by the Faculty of Geography of the University of Havana, brings together some of the main results of different analyses, representations, thematic maps, mathematical models, predictions, graphs, tables and diagrams that made it possible to answer a series of questions and generate knowledge about the distribution of the diseased population, the vulnerability of the city and its population, and socio-demographic characteristics. The research also provided information on the areas with the highest risk of COVID-19 in Havana, resilience to the pandemic, and the impact of the health intervention and the vaccination campaign. The atlas was structured in nine chapters, which complement each other. It is considered useful for management and teaching purposes, and could be used to generalise the experience to other provinces in the country.

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Author Biographies

Nancy de las Mercedes Pérez Rodríguez, Universidad de La Habana, Facultad de Geografía. La Habana, Cuba.

Decana de la Facultad de Geografía de la Universidad de La Habana, Doctora en Ciencias Geográficas

Ricardo Remond Noa, Universidad de La Habana, Facultad de Geografía. La Habana, Cuba.

Doctor en Ciencias, Profesor e Investigador Titular de la Facultad de Geografia de la Universidad de La Habana

Vivian Oviedo Alvarez, Universidad de La Habana, Facultad de Geografía. La Habana, Cuba.

Doctora en Ciencias Geográficas

Juan Manuel Fernández Lorenzo, Universidad de La Habana, Facultad de Geografía. La Habana, Cuba.

Doctor en Ciencias Geograficas, Profesor e Investigador Titular

Alejandro Felipe Veranes Miranda, Universidad de La Habana, Facultad de Geografía. La Habana, Cuba.

Master y Profesor de la Facultad de Geografia de la Universidad de La Habana

References

1. Remond Noa R, Pérez Rodríguez NM. La Habana: atlas de la COVID-19. [La Habana]: Editorial UH; 2020. 216 pp. ISBN: 978-959-7251-90-3 ISBN-e: 978-959-7251-91-0.

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Published

2024-06-05

How to Cite

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Pérez Rodríguez N de las M, Remond Noa R, Oviedo Alvarez V, Fernández Lorenzo JM, Veranes Miranda AF. A look at the COVID-19 atlas in Havana. INFODIR [Internet]. 2024 Jun. 5 [cited 2025 Nov. 18];(43). Available from: https://revinfodir.sld.cu/index.php/infodir/article/view/1514

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No. 43 (2024): Publicación continua

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Reports and Brief Communications

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