Hazardous infectious waste collection and government aid distribution during COVID-19: A robust mathematical leader-follower model approach.

ABSTRACT: The outbreak of COVID-19 has posed significant challenges to governments across the world. The increase in hazardous infectious waste (HIW) caused by the pandemic is associated with the risk of transmitting the virus. In this study, hazardous waste includes infectious waste generated both by individuals and by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. To control the outbreak by maintaining social distance and home quarantine protocols, daily necessities and health supplies must be provided to the people affected. Governments play an essential role in the management of the crisis, creating an elaborate plan for collecting HIW and providing necessities and health supplies. This paper proposes a leader-follower approach for hazardous infectious waste collection and government aid distribution t

SUBMITTER: Valizadeh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7908920 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature