School Virus Infection Simulator for customizing school schedules during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Even as the COVID-19 pandemic raged worldwide, schools strived to provide consistent education to their students. In such situations, schools require customized schedules that can address the health concerns and safety of the students to safely reopen and remain open. School schedules can be customized in many ways, and different approaches' impact on education and effectiveness in reducing infectious risks are different. To address this issue, we developed the School Virus Infection Simulation-Model (SVISM) for teachers and education policymakers. By taking into account the students' lesson schedules, classroom volume, air circulation rates in the classrooms, and infectability of the students, SVISM simulates the spread of infection at a school. We demonstrate the impact of several school

SUBMITTER: Takahashi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9468052 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature