An epidemiological model to aid decision-making for COVID-19 control in Sri Lanka.

Dileepa Senajith EdiriweeraNilanthi Renuka de SilvaGathsaurie Neelika MalavigeHithanadura Janaka de Silva

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Our model suggests that to ensure that the case load remains within the available capacity of the health system after lifting lockdown restrictions, transmission should not exceed R = 1.5. This model and the web-based application may be useful in other low and middle income countries which have similar constraints on health resources.

Keyphrases

decision making
coronavirus disease
sars cov
public health
mental health
social media