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  • Epidemiology
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid development of predictive models.
  • Understanding the impact of public health interventions like testing and isolation is crucial for managing outbreaks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model the effects of self-isolation following COVID-19 testing and tracking.
  • To simulate the trajectory of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK over 18 months.
  • To evaluate the impact of different public health strategies on infection rates and mortality.

Main Methods:

  • A dynamic causal model of COVID-19 was enhanced with an isolation state.
  • Maximum a posteriori estimates of model parameters were derived using UK time series data (cases, deaths, tests).
  • The model was used to simulate outbreak trajectories under various scenarios.

Main Results:

  • Relaxation of social distancing is unlikely to cause a significant rebound in infections.
  • The emergence of a second COVID-19 wave is primarily dependent on waning immunity.
  • Testing strategies can delay, but not eliminate, a second wave and do not reduce mortality rates.

Conclusions:

  • A testing and tracking policy can defer a second COVID-19 wave beyond 18 months within current capabilities.
  • Effective tracing and tracking require approximately 20% efficacy for asymptomatic cases and 50,000 tests daily.
  • Model validation was performed using comparative analysis between the UK and Germany, supplemented by serological studies.