Inefficiency of SIR models in forecasting COVID-19 epidemic: a case study of Isfahan

@article{Moein2021InefficiencyOS,
  title={Inefficiency of SIR models in forecasting COVID-19 epidemic: a case study of Isfahan},
  author={Shiva Moein and Niloofar Nickaeen and Amir Roointan and Niloofar Borhani and Zarifeh Heidary and Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard and Jafar Ghaisari and Yousof Gheisari},
  journal={Scientific Reports},
  year={2021},
  volume={11}
}
The multifaceted destructions caused by COVID-19 have been compared to that of World War II. What makes the situation even more complicated is the ambiguity about the duration and ultimate spread of the pandemic. It is especially critical for the governments, healthcare systems, and economic sectors to have an estimate of the future of this disaster. By using different mathematical approaches, including the classical susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model and its derivatives, many… 
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