An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemic
In controlling outbreaks of COVID-19, the number of daily confirmed infected cases is useful in deducing parameters to determine emergency management actions such as locking down the cities. However, complicated mathematical models with ordinary differential equations are involved. Resources includi...
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| description | In controlling outbreaks of COVID-19, the number of daily confirmed infected cases is useful in deducing parameters to determine emergency management actions such as locking down the cities. However, complicated mathematical models with ordinary differential equations are involved. Resources including manpower and data accessibility are needed. The parameters deduced are always challenged by stakeholders, particularly those from servicing and tourist industry. A simple parameter is proposed to describe the extent of infection by estimating the transient daily infection number divided by the time. The daily infection number in Hong Kong is used to illustrate the approach. This will not require large-scale long-term observation and mathematical modeling or computation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67d3553fa480483a832e7badadca51722024-01-02T05:03:07ZengKIMS Foundation and Research CenterJournal of Medical and Scientific Research2321-13262394-112X2023-12-0111426726910.17727/JMSR.2023/11-49An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemicChow CL0Cheng CH1Chow WK2Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaIn controlling outbreaks of COVID-19, the number of daily confirmed infected cases is useful in deducing parameters to determine emergency management actions such as locking down the cities. However, complicated mathematical models with ordinary differential equations are involved. Resources including manpower and data accessibility are needed. The parameters deduced are always challenged by stakeholders, particularly those from servicing and tourist industry. A simple parameter is proposed to describe the extent of infection by estimating the transient daily infection number divided by the time. The daily infection number in Hong Kong is used to illustrate the approach. This will not require large-scale long-term observation and mathematical modeling or computation.http://www.jmsronline.com/archive-article/Parameter-confirmed-infection-number-COVID-19-epidemiccovid-19infection numberparameter |
| spellingShingle | Chow CL Cheng CH Chow WK An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemic Journal of Medical and Scientific Research covid-19 infection number parameter |
| title | An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemic |
| title_full | An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemic |
| title_fullStr | An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemic |
| title_short | An interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in COVID-19 epidemic |
| title_sort | interesting parameter deduced from confirmed infection number in covid 19 epidemic |
| topic | covid-19 infection number parameter |
| url | http://www.jmsronline.com/archive-article/Parameter-confirmed-infection-number-COVID-19-epidemic |
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