“…The app ModInterv has been extensively used to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in countries worldwide [9] , [23] as well as in states and cities in Brazil [18] , [30] . For example, the first wave of COVID-19 in all 27 Brazilian States was analyzed using our software [18] , whereby the epidemic stage in each State was determined (up to August 2020) thus helping one to understand the geographical evolution of the disease in the country vis-à-vis the control measures adopted by the respective States.…”