Modeling the Tradeoff between Infections and Activity (IMAGE)

Stanford University School of Engineering

Modeling the Tradeoff between Infections and Activity

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A new computer model predicts the COVID-19 infection-versus-activity trade-off for Chicago. According to the figure, COVID-19 infections will rise as the number of visits to businesses and public places approach pre-pandemic levels. However, restricting maximum occupancy can strike an effective balance: for example, a 20 percent occupancy cap would still permit 60 percent of pre-pandemic visits while risking only 18 percent of the infections that would occur if public places were to fully reopen.

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Serina Yongchen Chang

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