Prediction of COVID-19 Outbreak in China and Optimal Return Date for University Students Based on Propagation Dynamics

doi:10.1007/s12204-020-2167-2

Abstract

Abstract: On 12 December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease, named COVID-19, began to spread around the world from Wuhan, China. It is useful and urgent to consider the future trend of this outbreak. We establish the 4+1 penta-group model to predict the development of the COVID-19 outbreak. In this model, we use the collected data to calibrate the parameters, and let the recovery rate and mortality change according to the actual situation. Furthermore, we propose the BAT model, which is composed of three parts: simulation of the return rush (Back), analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, and technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method, to figure out the best return date for university students. We also discuss the impacts of some factors that may occur in the future, such as secondary infection, emergence of effective drugs, and population flow from Korea to China.

Key words: epidemic dynamics model| nonlinear least squares| analytic hierarchy process (AHP)| technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS)

摘要： On 12 December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease, named COVID-19, began to spread around the world from Wuhan, China. It is useful and urgent to consider the future trend of this outbreak. We establish the 4+1 penta-group model to predict the development of the COVID-19 outbreak. In this model, we use the collected data to calibrate the parameters, and let the recovery rate and mortality change according to the actual situation. Furthermore, we propose the BAT model, which is composed of three parts: simulation of the return rush (Back), analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, and technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method, to figure out the best return date for university students. We also discuss the impacts of some factors that may occur in the future, such as secondary infection, emergence of effective drugs, and population flow from Korea to China.

关键词: epidemic dynamics model| nonlinear least squares| analytic hierarchy process (AHP)| technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS)

CLC Number:

R 511

HUANG Ganyu (黄甘雨), PAN Qiaoyi (潘荍仪), ZHAO Shuangying (赵双楹), GAO Yucen (高宇岑), GAO Xiaofeng (高晓沨). Prediction of COVID-19 Outbreak in China and Optimal Return Date for University Students Based on Propagation Dynamics[J]. J Shanghai Jiaotong Univ Sci, 2020, 25(2): 140-146.

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