Title of article :
A Mathematical Description of the Dynamics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case Study of Brazil
Author/Authors :
Savi, Pedro V Department of Mechanical Engineering - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil , Savi, Marcelo A Department of Mechanical Engineering - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil , Borges, Beatriz Department of Mechanical Engineering - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper deals with the mathematical modeling and numerical simulations related to the coronavirus dynamics. A description is
developed based on the framework of the susceptible-exposed-infectious-removed model. Initially, a model verification is carried
out calibrating system parameters with data from China, Italy, Iran, and Brazil. Results show the model capability to predict
infectious evolution. Afterward, numerical simulations are performed in order to analyze different scenarios of COVID-19 in
Brazil. Results show the importance of the governmental and individual actions to control the number and the period of the
critical situations related to the pandemic.
Keywords :
COVID-19 , Dynamics , Brazil , China , Italy
Journal title :
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
