Relationship of airports, population, competitiveness indexes and human development with confirmed and deceased cases by COVID-19: Need for transdisciplinary systemic decisions.

Abstract

In the face of the global crisis as a result of the COVID-19, with more than a million cases confirmed today, it is necessary to make the best decisions by world organizations, governments and authorities in nations, localities, families and individual level, etc. for survival and reduction of pain and uncertainty. In this way, the relationship of some variables with confirmed cases and deaths could be useful for decision makers. In this study, it is proposed to relate variables such as human development index, population quantity, area, competitiveness index and number of airports (including airfields and flight paths) of 15 countries in the region of Asia and 24 in the Americas. The statistical method used was analysis was Principal Component Analysis, PCA. According to the evaluated variables, it was found that for the countries of Asia and the Americas; the variables with the highest correlation (R > 0.96) with the number of confirmed cases and deaths are the variables of population and number of airports (including airfields and flight paths). For both Asia and the Americas, there was a positive correlation between the number of confirmed cases and deaths and the competitiveness and human development index. The correlation of these variables is lower for countries in the Asia region with respect to the Americas. On the other hand, it was found second fortnight of March had drastic changes in the rise in the number of confirmed cases and deaths. As well as in the spread of contagion in more countries. It is interesting to become aware of the impact of individual or local decisions on what can happen in a devastating way in the world. In this way more than ever systemic decisions are necessary for the future and survival of humans.