Well-posedness and qualitative analysis of a SEIR model with spatial diffusion for COVID-19 spreading

Abstract

In this paper, we study the well-posedness and the qualitative behavior of equilibria of a SEIR epidemic models with spatial diffusion for the spreading of COVID-19. The well-posedness of the model is proved using both the Semigroup Theory of sectorial operators and existence results for abstract parabolic differential equations. The asymptotical local stability of both disease-free and endemic equilibria are established using standard linearization theory, and confirmed by illustrative numerical simulations. The asymptotical global stability of both disease-free and endemic equilibria are established using a Lyapunov function.