Contact Tracing and Testing

Release Notes

This release is a major release, with the following new features:

• [cpp-simulator] Support added for contact tracing and incorporating testing strategies
• [cpp-simulator] Support added to model smaller interaction spaces like project teams within workplaces, classes in schools, neighbouring houses in community and close family network
• [js-simulator] Features new cities: New York City, Wuhan, and Kochi
• [js-simulator] Supports creating custom interventions

Getting started and installation instructions

The source code can either be downloaded as a zip file in this release (or) can be checked out from the contact_tracing branch. For checking out the contact_tracing branch, use the following command

git clone -b contact_tracing --single-branch https://github.com/cni-iisc/epidemic-simulator.git

After cloning the branch, you can follow along with the steps in README.md to get started with working on the simulator

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the efforts of Dr Mrinal Kanti Das and his team at the Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad for their contribution of static data and calibration for the city of Kochi and Vrishabh Krishna for his contribution to create custom interventions in the web simulator.