“Travel restrictions delay, but do not stop the spread of the virus,” said Ira Longini, a member of the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute.
State economies continue to reopen, and experts are working to provide the best information on what to expect.
The information can signal the presence of infection among students, almost a week before there are diagnosed cases.
“You need to assume that you’re carrying the virus, and you need to assume everybody else is carrying the virus," Hudak said.
UF scientist says drastic shifts in behavior appear to be having an effect in the pandemic, though they say the death toll will continue to mount and caution against drawing any sweeping conclusions.
A mathematical modeling group including investigators from the UF Center for Statistics and Quantitative Infections Diseases worked with the World Health Organization and Florida Department of Health on modeling the pandemic globally.
Computer simulations run by David A. Ostrov show three compounds appear to have the potential to block coronavirus from cells.
“It’s probably going to just continue to rise exponentially for a couple of weeks,” said Ira Longini, co-director of the Center for Statistics and Quantitative Infectious Diseases at the Emerging Pathogens Institute of the University of Florida.
With their studies all but shut down during the COVID-19 outbreak, UF/IFAS researchers in Balm are turning their attention to helping fight the coronavirus.
"We're trying to figure out who is ill or who has had significant exposure, and then keep them from getting around other folks," Haley said.