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Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 22. pii: S1201-9712(20)30226-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.010. [Epub ahead of print]
Evaluation and prediction of the COVID-19 variations at different input population and quarantine strategies, a case study in Guangdong province, China.
Hu Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Cui Q[SUP]2[/SUP], Han J[SUP]3[/SUP], Wang X[SUP]4[/SUP], Sha WEI[SUP]5[/SUP], Teng Z[SUP]6[/SUP].
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Abstract
In this study, an epidemic model was developed to simulate and predict the disease variations of Guangdong province which was focused on the period from Jan 27 to Feb 20, 2020. To explore the impacts of the input population and quarantine strategies on the disease variations at different scenarios, four time points were assumed as Feb 6, Feb 16, Feb 24 and Mar 5 2020. The major results suggest that our model can well capture the disease variations with high accuracy. The simulated peak value of the confirmed cases is 1002 at Feb 10, 2020 which is mostly close to the reported number of 1007 at Feb 9, 2020. The disease will become extinction with peak value of 1397 at May 11, 2020. Moreover, the increased numbers of the input population can mainly shorten the disease extinction days and the increased percentages of the exposed individuals of the input population increase the number of cumulative confirmed cases at a small percentage. Increasing the input population and decreasing the quarantine strategy together around the time point of the peak value of the confirmed cases, may lead to the second outbreak.
Copyright ? 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); Guangdong province; Population migration; SEIRQ model; quarantine strategies; scenario analysis
PMID:32334117DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.010
Evaluation and prediction of the COVID-19 variations at different input population and quarantine strategies, a case study in Guangdong province, China.
Hu Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Cui Q[SUP]2[/SUP], Han J[SUP]3[/SUP], Wang X[SUP]4[/SUP], Sha WEI[SUP]5[/SUP], Teng Z[SUP]6[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
In this study, an epidemic model was developed to simulate and predict the disease variations of Guangdong province which was focused on the period from Jan 27 to Feb 20, 2020. To explore the impacts of the input population and quarantine strategies on the disease variations at different scenarios, four time points were assumed as Feb 6, Feb 16, Feb 24 and Mar 5 2020. The major results suggest that our model can well capture the disease variations with high accuracy. The simulated peak value of the confirmed cases is 1002 at Feb 10, 2020 which is mostly close to the reported number of 1007 at Feb 9, 2020. The disease will become extinction with peak value of 1397 at May 11, 2020. Moreover, the increased numbers of the input population can mainly shorten the disease extinction days and the increased percentages of the exposed individuals of the input population increase the number of cumulative confirmed cases at a small percentage. Increasing the input population and decreasing the quarantine strategy together around the time point of the peak value of the confirmed cases, may lead to the second outbreak.
Copyright ? 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); Guangdong province; Population migration; SEIRQ model; quarantine strategies; scenario analysis
PMID:32334117DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.010