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A Polymath project on the coronavirus
The mathematical community is joining the fight against the pandemic.

The mathematical community is joining the fight against the pandemic.

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The Covid-19 pandemic took the world by surprise, both through its virulence and the speed of its spread. A wealth of statistics, sometimes contradictory, has been published. Governments have introduced measures that often differ from one country to another. A range of medical treatments is being used. Can mathematics help us make the right decisions?

Several web pages provide an overview of the available scientific information on the current epidemic.

What can epidemiological models contribute during a pandemic such as Covid-19? Can they justify measures that are difficult for the public by quantifying and explaining their direct effects on the spread of the disease?

Despite what its name suggests, epidemiology is a broad discipline. Its scope now extends beyond the study of infectious diseases to encompass all human diseases and disorders, whether chronic, genetic, environmental or behavioral, as well as accidents.
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