Originally Posted by
OldnGrounded
I think you may misunderstand. Those wizards don't do contact tracing, that's a public health function. The task of the modelers is to try to foresee the likely spread of infectious disease. Follow the link I provided for a bit of insight.
It really doesn't matter what the model is being used for the complexities are huge and assumptions are mostly invalid.
For example:
Models may also become sharper as researchers have a finer understanding of the epidemiology of infected cases, which means details about their location, health, age, and gender. Those data can help modelers make more reliable assumptions about factors like incubation time.
What is the location of a Korean flight attendant?