Can mathematical modelling solve the current Covid-19 crisis?
Jasmina Panovska‐Griffiths
Abstract
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.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)BiostatisticsPandemicMedicineManagement scienceMathematical modelCoronavirus InfectionsPsychological interventionPublic healthRisk analysis (engineering)Operations researchInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyEconomicsDiseaseEngineeringMathematicsPathologyStatisticsPsychiatryOutbreakCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsViral Infections and Outbreaks Research