The effect of behavior of wearing masks on epidemic dynamics.
Nonlinear Dyn
; 101(3): 1995-2001, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-610315
ABSTRACT
Recently, COVID-19 has attracted a lot of attention of researchers from different fields. Wearing masks is a frequently adopted precautionary measure. In this paper, we investigate the effect of behavior of wearing masks on epidemic dynamics in the context of COVID-19. At each time, every susceptible individual chooses whether to wear a mask or not in the next time step, which depends on an evaluation of the potential costs and perceived risk of infection. When the cost of infection is high, the majority of the population choose to wear masks, where global awareness plays a significant role. However, if the mask source is limited, global awareness may give rise to a negative result. In this case, more mask source should be allocated to the individuals with high risk of infection.
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English
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Nonlinear Dyn
Year:
2020
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