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. 2020 Apr 13;42:e2020026. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2020026

Table 1.

Parameter description and values

Symbol Description Value
Reference
Nationwide Daegu/Gyeongbuk
β Transmission rate of coronavirus disease 2019 disease 7.059 6.184 Data-fitted
βF Transmission rate of the awareness/fear of the disease 4.811 4.085 Data-fitted
1/τ Characteristic no. of confirmed individuals reported in the news 1,000 Assumed
δ Transmission reduction ratio of behavior-changed individuals 0.02 Assumed
κ Progression rate 1/4.1 [8]
α Isolation rate 1/4 [9]
γ Recovery rate 1/14 [5]