City‑Scale Agent‑Based Simulators for the Study of Non‑pharmaceutical Interventions in the Context of the COVID‑19 Epidemic

Abstract

We highlight the usefulness of city-scale agent-based simulators
in studying various non-pharmaceutical interventions to manage an
evolving pandemic. We ground our studies in the context of the COVID-
19 pandemic and demonstrate the power of the simulator via several
exploratory case studies in two metropolises, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
Such tools may in time become a common-place item in the tool kit of
the administrative authorities of large cities.