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Forecasting Social Distancing impact on COVID-19 in Jakarta using SIRD Model.

Jason¹, Roslynlia¹, Alexander A S Gunawan¹

¹Computer Science Department, School of Computer Science, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia 11480.

Procedia Computer Science

|May 3, 2021

Summary

Social distancing significantly lowers the peak number of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases but extends the disease duration. Strict social distancing measures are recommended for Jakarta to manage the pandemic effectively.

Keywords:

COVID-19 Jakarta SIRD social distancing

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Epidemiology
Mathematical Modeling

Background:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a global pandemic with significant mortality.
Droplet transmission necessitates public health interventions like social distancing to curb spread.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the peak number of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta with and without social distancing.
To evaluate the impact of social distancing on disease dynamics using the SIRD model.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Deceased (SIRD) mathematical model.
Simulated two scenarios: one with social distancing (quarantine parameter Q=0.4) and one without.

Main Results:

Strict social distancing resulted in a lower peak number of COVID-19 cases.
The disease period was observed to be longer in the group implementing strict social distancing.

Conclusions:

Implementing strict social distancing in Jakarta is advisable to mitigate the peak impact of COVID-19.
Consideration of disease duration and health standards supports the recommendation for social distancing.