Before revision: A timely understanding of the spatiotemporal pattern and development trend of COVID-19 in the early stage of the epidemic is highly significant for epidemic prevention and control early in the epidemic. Therefore, many scholars use reported cases to explore spatiotemporal characteristics of COVID-19 early in the epidemic.
After revision: A timely understanding of the spatiotemporal pattern and development trend of COVID-19 in the early stage of the epidemic is highly significant for epidemic prevention and control .