A p-fuzzy model to describe the effects of intervention measures in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.5540/03.2021.008.01.0344Keywords:
Fuzzy model, COVID-19, population dynamics, measure interventionsAbstract
The main purpose of this paper is to analyze how the intervention measures such as lockdown, partial lockdown and no-lockdown help to impede the extent of the severe outbreak of COVID-19. A fuzzy model, considering as input variables, the infected population and the intervention measures and the output variable the levei of infestation, was proposed. The numerical results showed that intervention measures play a crucial role in determining the success of COVID- 19 eradication programs while there is no vaccine available for all the population. Therefore, the model proposed assists government decision making in order to minimize the economic impacts caused by the pandemic.
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