Analysing the Covid-19 Cases in Kerala: a Visual Exploratory Data Analysis Approach
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COVID-19
Analysing the Covid-19 Cases in Kerala: a Visual Exploratory Data Analysis Approach Jayesh S 1
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Shilpa Sreedharan 2
Accepted: 10 August 2020 / Published online: 14 August 2020 # Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract To analyse the Covid-19 cases and effective measures taken by the Kerala government in India to fight against the pandemic. To conduct an exploratory analysis of the model put forward by Kerala. Data were collected from various sources. Three phases were identified for analysis: first phase starting from January 30 to March 9, 2020; second phase starting from March 10 to May 8 and the last phase from May 9 to May 31, 2020. Data analysis was carried out in MATLAB software. The steps taken by the Kerala government ensured the virus to be contained in the affected persons itself. Community spread was reduced by the implementation of contact tracing and home quarantine. Welfare measures taken during the lockdown helped the people to adjust to the changes. The abstinence of community spread still stands strong. Apart from tackling the Covid-19 virus, Kerala with a series of welfare measures made the life of Kerala citizens comfortable. The model raised by Kerala for fighting against Covid-19 can be considered as a benchmark for how the public health department can be utilised properly. Keywords Covid-19 . Coronavirus . Kerala . Data . Analysis . Exploratory analysis . Virus
Introduction The new panic in the town, the novel coronavirus disease, abstracted as Covid-19, was first reported as an unexpected outbreak in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in the People’s Republic of China. Within a few weeks, the disease emerged contagiously and spread to different parts of the world. The stupendous containment measures taken by the Chinese government to arrest the spread of the virus got washed down the drain. Being victims of panic and lack of sustainability issues, countries around the globe went to lockdown.
This article is part of the Topical Collection on COVID-19 * Jayesh S [email protected] Shilpa Sreedharan [email protected] 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala 682022, India
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Wellness Solutions, Kochi, Kerala 682304, India
A rising of infectious disease alarms as rapidly spreading, endangering the health of a large community, the weak being most vulnerable. Immediate action at the root level is required to tackle the virus [1–3]. The first case of Covid-19 in India was reported on January 30, 2020, in Kerala, a southern state in India. The Kerala government under advice from the central boosted up its health and hygiene department and bought in vivid containment, isolation, tracking and other measures to speedily arrest the community spread. Amidst other concern issues, the government with strict measures could resist the immediate spread of the disease, thereby flattening the curve while almost in all other states, the number of patients spiked. Kerala captured the attention
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