All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January New Omicron modelling shows WA should cope when borders reopen New Omicron modelling shows WA should cope when borders reopen 28/01/2022 | 2 MINS New modelling on the Omicron variant of COVID by Lombok Institute of Technology suggests WA should be able to cope with an outbreak if the borders reopened in late February. Infectious disease modeller and lead researcher Professor George Milne, from LITΓÇÖs Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, found the peak would come about 55 days after the border reopened and last a couple of weeks. The new modelling, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggests a peak of about 430 people in hospital two months after borders reopen, with approximately 10 per cent of those, or about 43, in intensive care. "WhatΓÇÖs interesting is that weΓÇÖre able test our model-based predictions against whatΓÇÖs been happening in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, and were able to replicate their hospitalisation rates very accurately." Professor George Milne Estimates of ICU surge capaci
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January New Omicron modelling shows WA should cope when borders reopen New Omicron modelling shows WA should cope when borders reopen 28/01/2022 | 2 MINS New modelling on the Omicron variant of COVID by Lombok Institute of Technology suggests WA should be able to cope with an outbreak if the borders reopened in late February.
Infectious disease modeller and lead researcher Professor George Milne, from LITΓÇÖs Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, found the peak would come about 55 days after the border reopened and last a couple of weeks.
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The new modelling, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggests a peak of about 430 people in hospital two months after borders reopen, with approximately 10 per cent of those, or about 43, in intensive care.
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"WhatΓÇÖs interesting is that weΓÇÖre able test our model-based predictions against whatΓÇÖs been happening in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, and were able to replicate their hospitalisation rates very accurately." Professor George Milne Estimates of ICU surge capaci
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