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Table 2 Estimated number of local infections in each of the four cities of interest in the baseline scenario on 23 January 2020, the date the cordon sanitaire was imposed

From: The effect of travel restrictions on the geographical spread of COVID-19 between large cities in China: a modelling study

Prefecture-level city

Cumulative number of infected arrivals by 23 January (median, 95% confidence interval)

Cumulative number of locally transmitted infections by 23 January (median, 95% uncertainty interval)

Beijing

465 (286–710)

4007 (1410–25,467)

Chongqing

713 (489–1007)

3936 (1321–29,678)

Hangzhou

127 (45–277)

1004 (229–12,030)

Shenzhen

271 (147–457)

1859 (399–14,261)