The global stability and optimal control of the COVID-19 epidemic model

ABSTRACT

This paper considers stability analysis of a Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered-Virus (SEIRV) model with nonlinear incidence rates and indicates the severity and weakness of control factors for disease transmission. The Lyapunov function using Volterra–Lyapunov matrices makes it possible to study the global stability of the endemic equilibrium point. An optimal control strategy is proposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in addition to governmental intervention. The objective is to minimize together with the quantity of infected and exposed individuals while minimizing the total costs of treatment. A numerical study of the model is also carried out to investigate the analytical results. [ FROM AUTHOR]