Regional opening strategies with commuter testing and containment of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the vaccination process in Germany, a large share of the population is still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. In addition, we face the spread of novel variants. Until we overcome the pandemic, reasonable mitigation and opening strategies are crucial to balance public health and economic interests.

Methods

We model the spread of SARS-CoV-2 over the German counties by a graph-SIR-type, metapopulation model with particular focus on commuter testing. We account for political interventions by varying contact reduction values in private and public locations such as homes, schools, workplaces, and other. We consider different levels of lockdown strictness, commuter testing strategies, or the delay of intervention implementation. We conduct numerical simulations to asse

SUBMITTER: Kuhn MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8978163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature