Mathematical model for the mitigation of the economic effects of the Covid-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zirhumanana Balike Dieudonné

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: Since the apparition of the SRAS-Cov-2 in Wuhan in China, several countries have set diverse measures to stop its spread. Measures envisaged include national or local lockdown and travels ban. In the DRC, these measures have seriously prejudiced the economy of the country which is mainly informal. In this paper, a mathematical model for the spread of Covid-19 in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) taking into account the vulnerability of congolese economy is proposed. To mitigate the spreading of the virus no national lockdown is proposed, only individuals affected by the virus or suspicious are quarantined. The reproduction number for the Covid-19 is calculated and numerical simulations are performed using Python software. A clear advice for policymakers is deduced from the forecasting of the model.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250775

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