Frontiers in Physics (Jan 2021)

Dynamical Analysis of a Mathematical Model of COVID-19 Spreading on Networks

  • Wang Li,
  • Xinjie Fu,
  • Yongzheng Sun,
  • Maoxing Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.601459
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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In this article, an SEAIRS model of COVID-19 epidemic on networks is established and analyzed. Following the method of the next-generation matrix, we derive the basic reproduction number R0, and it shows that the asymptomatic infector plays an important role in disease spreading. We analytically show that the disease-free equilibrium E0 is asymptotically stable if R0≤1; moreover, the effects of various quarantine strategies are investigated and compared by numerical simulations. The results obtained are informative for us to further understand the asymptomatic infector in COVID-19 propagation and get some effective strategies to control the disease.

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