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Table 1 Problems that were addressed with the help of mathematical and statistical models

From: The role of models in the covid-19 pandemic

Provide a “reference scenario”.

Track the current status of the pandemic.

Estimate the pandemic’s dynamics.

Generate short-term predictions (“nowcasting”).

Generate long-term predictions.

Determine ahead of time the need for infrastructural changes in healthcare facilities to accommodate predicted influx of severe cases.

Answer specific questions.

Understand the infection-disease-hospitalization-death cycle.

Assess interventions such as lockdowns or vaccination.