A Gaussian Model for the Time Development of the Sars-Cov-2 Corona Pandemic Disease. Predictions for Germany Made on 30 March 2020

For Germany, it is predicted that the first wave of the corona pandemic disease reaches its maximum of new infections on 11 April 2020 −3.4+5.4 days with 90% confidence. With a delay of about 7 days the maximum demand on breathing machines in hospitals occurs on 18 April 2020 −3.4+5.4 days. The first pandemic wave ends in Germany end of May 2020. The predictions are based on the assumption of a Gaussian time evolution well justified by the central limit theorem of statistics. The width and the maximum time and thus the duration of this Gaussian distribution are determined from a statistical χ2 -fit to the observed doubling times before 28 March 2020.

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Published in:
Physics
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Publishing place:
Basel
Vol.:
2
No.:
2
ISSN:
2624-8174
Date Issued:
2020
DOI:
10.3390/physics2020010
URN:
urn:nbn:de:gbv:8:3-2022-00620-3
Language:
English
Type of Resource:
Text
Keywords:
statistical methods in physics; Gaussian model; virus time evolution; health science
DDC subject of DNB:
530 Physics
DDC subject of DNB:
610 Medical sciences, health
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Published version
Hosting institution:
Faculties, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

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