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Can mathematical modelling solve the current Covid-19 crisis?

Panovska-Griffiths J.

Since COVID-19 transmission started in late January, mathematical modelling has been at the forefront of shaping the decisions around different non-pharmaceutical interventions to confine its' spread in the UK and worldwide. This Editorial discusses the importance of modelling in understanding Covid-19 spread, highlights different modelling approaches and suggests that while modelling is important, no one model can give all the answers.

More information Original publication

DOI

10.1186/s12889-020-08671-z

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2020-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

20

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Keywords

Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Coronavirus Infections, Models, Theoretical, Pandemics, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2