Can mathematical modelling solve the current Covid-19 crisis?

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 551
• Main Author: Panovska-Griffiths, Jasmina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.04.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Fatalities; Health aspects; Humans; Infection; Infections; Infectious diseases; Mathematical models; Models, Theoretical; Pandemics; Pears; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Population; Quarantine; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Viral diseases; Viruses; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK

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...