Hilal Nasser Mansoor al-Rawahi
Humanities
March 2022
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a worldwide issue hurting millions of people in more than 210 countries, including the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) (Oman). Spatiotemporal analysis was performed to study the geographical patterns of the transmission of COVID-19 over the period from 29th April to 30th June 2020. Our assessment was done utilizing five geospatial approaches within a Geographical Information System (GIS) framework, including a weighted mean centre (WMC), standard deviational ellipses, Moran’s I autocorrelation coefficient, Getis-Ord General-G high/low clustering, and Getis- statistic. The Moran’s I-/G- statistics revealed that COVID-19 cases in datasets (numbers of cases) were grouped throughout the research period. The Moran’s I and Z scores were over the 2.25 criterion (a confidence level above 95 percent), ranging from 2274 instances on 29th April to 40,070 cases on 30th June 2020. The results of demonstrated variable rates of infections, with a substantial geographical heterogeneity across the several wilayats(district) (district). The epidemic condition in several wilayats, such as Mutrah, As-Seeb, and Bowsher in the Muscat Governorate, was more severe, with Z score greater than 5, and the current transmission still displays a growing tendency. This investigation demonstrated that the directional trend of COVID-19 cases has shifted from northeast to northwest and southwest, with the overall afflicted region growing over time. Also, the data show that the rate of COVID-19 infections is greater in the most populous locations. The findings of this work give a good platform for future study by analysing the most resolute areas in greater depth and may help decision-makers choose specific zones for alleviation programmes.
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