Experts at Brunel University have created a tool that will allow local authorities to forecast the effects of local lockdown measures.Dr Derek Groen, a lecturer in simulation and modelling at Brunel University London said: “The results between boroughs has so far varied a lot, so we’re trying to understand better why that is.
It has a wide range of local interventions such as shutting pubs, limiting access to parks and placing restrictions on households. The experts have developed full simulations for London boroughs such as Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, and Harrow.Several scenarios have been accounted for which includes areas that take no measures and areas that extend into a further lockdown.It uses OpenStreetMaps to allow modellers to understand how a disease spreads through the population.
Let's hope this time the government locks London down
Tomorrow’s revelation will probably be that we’re all doomed 🙄
So just get on with it
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