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Optimisation of lockdown, testing and isolating strategies to contain COVID-19 in India

Implementing Organization

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Principal Investigator
Dr Harshwardhan H Katkar
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

About

The study primarily aims at modelling the current COVID-19 pandemic to understand its spread in India and to simulate different strategies that affect its future spread and long-term impact. A modified compartmental model will be developed and trained using real-time data of spread of the pandemic in India. Effects of temperature, age distribution, temporal testing strategies and heterogeneous lock-downs on the spread will be studied. A particle-based model will also be developed to account for heterogeneity in population density, transmission rates and containment strategies, to develop fundamental insights into kinetics and management of infectious diseases.

Patents

NA

Achievements

NA

Outcome / Output

A compartmental model has been developed based on the classic SIR modelling approach, which also accounts for deaths. The model helps in understanding the spread of the infection in different states. Many of these findings can be adapted to understand and manage similar epidemics.

Publications

NA
Funding Organization
Funding Organization
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Quick Information
Focus Area
COVID-19 Management
Start Year
2020
Sanction Amount
₹ NA
Status
Ongoing
Contact
hkatkar@iitk.ac.in
Output
No. of Research Paper
00
Technologies (If Any)
00
No. of PhD Produced
NA
No. of Patents
Filed : 00
Grant : 00
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