Predicting effectiveness of countermeasures during the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa using agent-based simulation

Abstract COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the globe. While there has been a slow down of the spread in some countries, e.g., in China, the African continent is still at the beginning of a potentially wide spread of the virus. Owing to its economic strength and imbalances, South Africa is of partic...

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Main Authors: Moritz Kersting, Andreas Bossert, Leif Sörensen, Benjamin Wacker, Jan Chr. Schlüter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021-07-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00830-w