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    Mathematical model for the dynamics of COVID-19 Pandemic Incorporating Isolation and Non-Linear Recovery Rate
    (ISEP Porto-Portugal, 2024-06-22) N. I. Akinwande; T. T. Ashezua; S. A. Somma; O. N. Abdurrahman; F. A. Oguntolu; O. M. Adetutu; R. I. Gweryina; R. O. Olayiwola; T. P. Adajime; F. A. Kuta; S. Abdulrahman; A. I. Enagi; G. A. Bolarin; M. D. Shehua; A. Usman.
    COVID-19 has in recent times created a major health concern in both developed and developing parts of the world. In this wise, there is every need to theoretically explore ways that will provide some insights into curtailing the spread of the disease in the population. In this paper, we present a population model for COVID-19 pandemic incorporating isolation and nonlinear recovery rate. The reproduction number was obtained using the next generation method. The disease-free equilibrium (DFE) of the model (1) was found to be locally and globally asymptotically stable whenever the associated reproduction number is less than unity. Results from the sensitivity analysis of the model, using the reproduction number, RC show that the top parameters that largely drive the dynamics of COVID-19 in the population are COVID-19 transmission rate and the proportion of individuals progressing to the class of reported symptomatic infectious individuals. Numerical simulations of the model shows that increasing the recovery rate of infected patients in the population will lead to an initial decrease in the number of hospitalized patients before subsequent increase. The reason for this could be attributed to the number of unreported symptomatic infectious individuals who are progressing to reported symptomatic infectious stage of infection for immediate isolation.
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    Mathematical model of COVID-19 transmission dynamics incorporating booster vaccine program and environmental contamination
    (Elsevier BV, 2022-11) N.I. Akinwande; T.T. Ashezua; R.I. Gweryina; S.A. Somma; F.A. Oguntolu; A. Usman; O.N. Abdurrahman; F.S. Kaduna; T.P. Adajime; F.A. Kuta; S. Abdulrahman; R.O. Olayiwola; A.I. Enagi; G.A. Bolarin; M.D. Shehu
    COVID-19 is one of the greatest human global health challenges that causes economic meltdown of many nations. In this study, we develop an SIR-type model which captures both human-to-human and environment-to-human-to-environment transmissions that allows the recruitment of corona viruses in the environment in the midst of booster vaccine program. Theoretically, we prove some basic properties of the full model as well as investigate the existence of SARS-CoV-2-free and endemic equilibria. The SARS-CoV-2-free equilibrium for the special case, where the constant inflow of corona virus into the environment by any other means, Ω is suspended (Ω=0) is globally asymptotically stable when the effective reproduction number 𝑅0⁢𝑐<1 and unstable if otherwise. Whereas in the presence of free-living Corona viruses in the environment (Ω>0), the endemic equilibrium using the centre manifold theory is shown to be stable globally whenever 𝑅0⁢𝑐>1. The model is extended into optimal control system and analyzed analytically using Pontryagin's Maximum Principle. Results from the optimal control simulations show that strategy E for implementing the public health advocacy, booster vaccine program, treatment of isolated people and disinfecting or fumigating of surfaces and dead bodies before burial is the most effective control intervention for mitigating the spread of Corona virus. Importantly, based on the available data used, the study also revealed that if at least 70% of the constituents followed the aforementioned public health policies, then herd immunity could be achieved for COVID-19 pandemic in the community.