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Hybrid Model-Based Simulation Analysis on the Effects of Social Distancing Policy of the COVID-19 Epidemic
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Kang, Bong Gu Park, Hee-Mun Jang, Mi Seo, Kyung-Min |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | This study utilizes modeling and simulation to analyze coronavirus (COVID-19) infection trends depending on government policies. Two modeling requirements are considered for infection simulation: (1) the implementation of social distancing policies and (2) the representation of population movements. To this end, we propose an extended infection model to combine analytical models with discrete event-based simulation models in a hybrid form. Simulation parameters for social distancing policies are identified and embedded in the analytical models. Administrative districts are modeled as a fundamental simulation agent, which facilitates representing the population movements between the cities. The proposed infection model utilizes real-world data regarding suspected, infected, recovered, and deceased people in South Korea. As an application, we simulate the COVID-19 epidemic in South Korea. We use real-world data for 160 days, containing meaningful days that begin the distancing policy and adjust the distancing policy to the next stage. We expect that the proposed work plays a principal role in analyzing how social distancing effectively affects virus prevention and provides a simulation environment for the biochemical field. |
| Starting Page | 11264 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182111264 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 21 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-10-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Simulation Sird Model Discrete-event Model Data-based Learning Covid-19 Epidemic |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |