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  • To investigate the impact of four distinct contact tracing strategies on COVID-19 transmission.
  • To evaluate tracing effectiveness across varied public health intervention environments.

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  • Developed a multi-agent, multi-graph model of a municipality (60,000 inhabitants, 2.8 million contacts).
  • Integrated a modified SEIR model calibrated with Czech Republic data (March-June 2020).
  • Simulated four tracing strategies: family-only, family+work, family+work+leisure, and complete digital tracing.

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  • Local closures generally outperform all contact tracing strategies.
  • Tracing strategy differences were minimal under strict restrictions.
  • Effectiveness varied significantly with relaxed restrictions.
  • Complete digital tracing was necessary to halt epidemics during superspreader events.

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  • Contact tracing's influence is context-dependent, especially when combined with other interventions.
  • The extent of tracing is critical in relaxed environments and during superspreader events.