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    Impacto del COVID 19 en el Sistema de Transporte Público de Cuenca
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-03-27) Quito Pacurucu, Emilia Carolina; Correa Barahona, Diego Estuardo
    The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and spread to Ecuador in February 2020. The World Health Organization declared it as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. In response, Ecuadorian authorities implemented a series of measures including lockdowns, closure of establishments, and suspension of public transportation services to curb the spread of the virus. This research aims to analyze the impact of the pandemic on the demand for public transportation users in Cuenca, Ecuador, focusing on buses and the tram, from 2019 to 2023. Monthly user data is analyzed alongside confirmed COVID-19 cases and contextualized with key events related to the pandemic's progression, such as the enforcement of restrictive measures, commencement of vaccination campaigns, resurgence of cases due to variants, and the conclusion of the health emergency in May 2023. The findings reveal a substantial decline in public transportation demand at the onset of the pandemic, with fluctuations over time. The study concludes that the health crisis led to a significant reduction in public transportation demand, influenced by various factors like case resurgences, variant strains, and vaccination efforts. Neverthless, by the conclusion of 2023, there was a restoration of normalcy in terms of urban mobility.