Coronavirus (COVID-19): modelling the epidemic

Report presents the approach taken by the Scottish Government in modelling the COVID-19 epidemic in Scotland, both in terms of the spread of the disease through the population (epidemiological modelling) and of the demands it will place on the system, for example in terms of health care requirements


Purpose of this publication

This document will describe how Scottish Government's modelling of the Covid epidemic is done, how it is used to estimate the reproduction rate R and what key messages currently are from this work.

Contact

Email: modellingcoronavirus@gov.scot

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