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Why mathematical modelling matters so much in fighting COVID-19

13 August 2020

Health workers and contact tracers are out on the front lines, but in the backrooms teams of mathematicians are running scenarios to figure out exactly what needs to be done, and how bad things could get.

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Imagine five million ping pong balls and a cement mixer… Engineering Professor Michael Plank explains to The Spin Off why mathematic modelling matters so much in fighting COVID-19.


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