Open AccessModeling the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 under non-pharmaceutical interventions and testing
Author(s) -
Yael Gurevich,
Yoav Ram,
Lilach Hadany
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
evolution, medicine and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 2050-6201
DOI - 10.1093/emph/eoac013
Subject(s) - pandemic , social distance , psychological intervention , disease , epidemiology , affect (linguistics) , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , covid-19 , psychology , pathology , psychiatry , communication
Social and behavioral non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as mask-wearing, social distancing and travel restrictions, as well as diagnostic tests, have been broadly implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Epidemiological models and data analysis affirm that wide adoption of NPIs helps to control the pandemic. However, SARS-CoV-2 has extensively demonstrated its ability to evolve. Therefore, it is crucial to examine how NPIs may affect the evolution of the virus. Such evolution could have important effects on the spread and impact of the pandemic.