Table 1.
Parameter estimates for the COVID-19 epidemics in China.
| Parameter | Definition | Value | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact rate at the initial time | 14.781 | [11] | ||
| Minimum contact rate with control strategies | 2.0 | Estimated | ||
| Exponential decreasing rate of contact rate | 0.1 | Estimated | ||
| Transmission probability from to per contact | 0.18 | Estimated | ||
| Quarantined rate at the initial time | [12] | |||
| Maximum quarantined rate with control strategies | 0.9 | Estimated | ||
| Exponential increasing rate of quarantined rate | 0.1 | Estimated | ||
| Transmission probability from to per contact | 0.01 | Estimated | ||
| Quarantined rate of susceptible population with fever symptoms at the initial time | Estimated | |||
| Minimal quarantined rate of susceptibles with fever symptoms | Estimated | |||
| Exponential decreasing rate of quarantined rate | 0.0567 | Estimated | ||
| Releasing rate of quarantined susceptibles | [11] | |||
| Releasing rate of quarantined susceptibles with fever symptoms | 0.1 | Estimated | ||
| Ratio of symptomatic infection | 0.5 | Estimated | ||
| Transition rate of exposed individuals to the infected class | [13] | |||
| Fast diagnose rate of infected individuals | 0.5 | Estimated | ||
| Initial number of detection kits per day | 2000 | Estimated | ||
| Maximal number of detection kits per day | Estimated | |||
| Exponential increasing rate of the number of detection kits | 0.885 | Estimated | ||
| Recovery rate of asymptotic infected individuals | 0.13978 | [11] | ||
| Disease-induced death rate at the initial time | 0.012 | Estimated | ||
| Minimal disease-induced death rate with treatment | 0.0012 | Estimated | ||
| Exponential increasing rate of disease-induced death rate | 0.1129 | Estimated | ||
| Transmission rate from to | Estimated | |||
| Contact rate of suspected cases | 2.0 | Estimated | ||
| Transition rate of quarantined exposed individuals to the quarantined infected class | 0.2 | Estimated | ||
| Fast diagnose rate of quarantined individuals | 1.0 | Estimated | ||
| Recovery rate of confirmed individuals at the initial time | 0.001 | Estimated | ||
| Maximal recovery rate of confirmed individuals with treatment | 0.15 | Estimated | ||
| Exponential increasing rate of recovery rate | 0.0123 | Estimated | ||
| Variable | Definition | Initial value | Source | |
| Susceptible population | Estimated | |||
| Exposed population | 8216 | Estimated | ||
| Infected symptomatic population | 1000 | Estimated | ||
| Infected asymptomatic population | 1000 | Estimated | ||
| Quarantined susceptible population | 7347 | Data | ||
| Quarantined susceptible population with fever symptoms | 499.9975 | Estimated | ||
| Quarantined exposed population | 100.0003 | Estimated | ||
| Quarantined infected population | 250.0005 | Estimated | ||
| Confirmed and hospitalized population | 771 | Data | ||
| Recovered population | 34 | Data | ||