Homebound by COVID19: the benefits and consequences of non-pharmaceutical intervention strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent research has been conducted by various countries and regions on the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on reducing the spread of COVID19. This study evaluates the tradeoffs between potential benefits (e.g., reduction in infection spread and deaths) of NPIs for COVID19 and being homebound (i.e., refraining from interactions outside of the household).

Methods

An agent-based simulation model, which captures the natural history of the disease at the individual level, and the infection spread via a contact network assuming heterogeneous population mixing in households, peer groups (workplaces, schools), and communities, is adapted to project the disease spread and estimate the number of homebound people and person-days under multiple scenarios, in

SUBMITTER: Oruc BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8022402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature