A data-driven metapopulation model for the Belgian COVID-19 epidemic: assessing the impact of lockdown and exit strategies.
Pietro ColettiPieter LibinOana PetrofLander WillemSteven AbramsSereina A HerzogChristel FaesElise KuylenJames WambuaPhilippe BeutelsNiel HensPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
Contacts during leisure activities are found to be most influential, followed by professional contacts and school contacts, respectively, for an impending second wave of COVID-19. Regular re-assessment of social contacts in the population is therefore crucial to adjust to evolving behavioral changes that can affect epidemic diffusion.