1. Optimal Containment Control Strategy of the Second Phase of the COVID-19 Lockdown in Morocco.
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Lhous, Mustapha, Zakary, Omar, Rachik, Mostafa, Magri, El Mostafa, and Tridane, Abdessamad
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COVID-19 ,STAY-at-home orders ,SOCIAL distancing ,CONTACT tracing ,PANDEMICS ,OPTIMAL control theory - Abstract
This work investigates the optimal control of the second phase of the COVID-19 lockdown in Morocco. The model consists of susceptible, exposed, infected, recovered, and quarantine compartments (SEIRQD model), where we take into account contact tracing, social distancing, quarantine, and treatment measures during the nationwide lockdown in Morocco. First, we present different components of the model and their interactions. Second, to validate our model, the nonlinear least-squares method is used to estimate the model's parameters by fitting the model outcomes to real data of the COVID-19 in Morocco. Next, to investigate the impact of optimal control strategies on this pandemic in the country. We also give numerical simulations to illustrate and compare the obtained results with the actual situation in Morocco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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