Global stability dynamics and sensitivity assessment of COVID-19 with timely-delayed diagnosis in Ghana
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2022-05
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De Gruyter
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In this paper, we study the dynamical e ects of timely and delayed diagnosis on the spread of
COVID-19 in Ghana during its initial phase by using reported data from March 12 to June 19, 2020. The estimated
basic reproduction number, R0, for the proposed model is 1.04. One of the main focus of this study is
global stability results. Theoretically and numerically, we show that the disease persistence depends on R0.
We carry out a local and global sensitivity analysis. The local sensitivity analysis shows that the most positive
sensitive parameter is the recruitment rate, followed by the relative transmissibility rate from the infectious
with delayed diagnosis to the susceptible individuals. And that the most negative sensitive parameters are:
self-quarantined, waiting time of the infectious for delayed diagnosis and the proportion of the infectious
with timely diagnosis. The global sensitivity analysis using the partial rank correlation coe cient con rms
the directional ow of the local sensitivity analysis. For public health bene t, our analysis suggests that, a
reduction in the in ow of new individuals into the country or a reduction in the inter community in ow of
individuals will reduce the basic reproduction number and thereby reduce the number of secondary infections
(multiple peaks of the infection). Other recommendations for controlling the disease from the proposed
model are provided in Section 7.
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This article is published by De Gruyter 2022 and is also available at https://doi.org/10.1515/cmb-2022-0134
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Comput. Math. Biophys. 2022; 10:87–104