A model for COVID-19 with isolation, quarantine and testing as control measures
| Autor: | Roberto Guglielmi, L.M. Moschen, M.S. Aronna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Isolation (health care)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology Computer science Testing 030231 tropical medicine Control (management) Population Basic Reproduction Number Isolation quarantine Microbiology Article Epidemiological modeling lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases law.invention 03 medical and health sciences COVID-19 Testing 0302 clinical medicine law Virology Pandemic Quarantine Econometrics Humans lcsh:RC109-216 Computer Simulation 030212 general & internal medicine Epidemics education Asymptomatic Infections education.field_of_study Actuarial science Social distance Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Models Theoretical Infectious Diseases Parasitology SEIR Basic reproduction number |
| Zdroj: | Epidemics Epidemics, Vol 34, Iss, Pp 100437-(2021) |
| ISSN: | 1755-4365 |
| Popis: | In this article we propose a compartmental model for the dynamics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We take into account the presence of asymptomatic infections and the main policies that have been adopted so far to contain the epidemic: isolation (or social distancing) of a portion of the population, quarantine for confirmed cases and testing. We model isolation by separating the population in two groups: one composed by key-workers that keep working during the pandemic and have a usual contact rate, and a second group consisting of people that are enforced/recommended to stay at home. We refer to quarantine as strict isolation, and it is applied to confirmed infected cases.In the proposed model, the proportion of people in isolation, the level of contact reduction and the testing rate are control parameters that can vary in time, representing policies that evolve in different stages. We obtain an explicit expression for the basic reproduction numberin terms of the parameters of the disease and of the control policies. In this way we can quantify the effect that isolation and testing have in the evolution of the epidemic. We present a series of simulations to illustrate different realistic scenarios. From the expression ofand the simulations we conclude that isolation (social distancing) and testing among asymptomatic cases are fundamental actions to control the epidemic, and the stricter these measures are and the sooner they are implemented, the more lives can be saved. Additionally, we show that people that remain in isolation significantly reduce their probability of contagion, so risk groups should be recommended to maintain a low contact rate during the course of the epidemic. |
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