BMC Public Health (Apr 2020)

Can mathematical modelling solve the current Covid-19 crisis?

  • Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08671-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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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.