By the end of July 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had infected more than 17 × 106 people and had spread to almost all countries worldwide. In response, many countries all over the world have used different methods to reduce the infection rate, such as case isolation, closure of schools and universities, banning public events, and forcing social distancing, including local and national lockdowns. In our work, we use a Monte Carlo based algorithm to predict the virus infection rate for different population densities using the most recent epidemic data. We test the spread of the coronavirus using three different lockdown models and eight various combinations of constraints, which allow us to examine the efficiency of each model and constraint. In this paper, we have tested three different time-cyclic patterns of no-restriction/lockdown patterns. This model's main prediction is that a cyclic schedule of no-restrictions/lockdowns that contains at least ten days of lockdown for each time cycle can help control the virus infection. In particular, this model reduces the infection rate when accompanied by social distancing and complete isolation of symptomatic patients.

Particle modeling of the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) / De-Leon, Hilla; Pederiva, Francesco. - In: PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. - ISSN 1070-6631. - STAMPA. - 32:8(2020), pp. 087113.1-087113.7. [10.1063/5.0020565]

Particle modeling of the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Pederiva, Francesco
2020-01-01

Abstract

By the end of July 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had infected more than 17 × 106 people and had spread to almost all countries worldwide. In response, many countries all over the world have used different methods to reduce the infection rate, such as case isolation, closure of schools and universities, banning public events, and forcing social distancing, including local and national lockdowns. In our work, we use a Monte Carlo based algorithm to predict the virus infection rate for different population densities using the most recent epidemic data. We test the spread of the coronavirus using three different lockdown models and eight various combinations of constraints, which allow us to examine the efficiency of each model and constraint. In this paper, we have tested three different time-cyclic patterns of no-restriction/lockdown patterns. This model's main prediction is that a cyclic schedule of no-restrictions/lockdowns that contains at least ten days of lockdown for each time cycle can help control the virus infection. In particular, this model reduces the infection rate when accompanied by social distancing and complete isolation of symptomatic patients.
2020
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De-Leon, Hilla; Pederiva, Francesco
Particle modeling of the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) / De-Leon, Hilla; Pederiva, Francesco. - In: PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. - ISSN 1070-6631. - STAMPA. - 32:8(2020), pp. 087113.1-087113.7. [10.1063/5.0020565]
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