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. 2020 Aug 12;140:110164. doi: 10.1016/j.chaos.2020.110164

Table 1.

Variables and parameters (with their meaning) of the model with initial conditions and predefined values, respectively.

Variable Meaning Initial condition
N Country population. Depends on the country
S Individuals susceptible to infection. S(t0)=NE(t0)C(t0)/(1β)
E Exposed individuals, latent cases. Adjusted from data
Is Symptomatic infectious cases. Is(t0)=C(t0)
Ia Asymptomatic and mild infectious cases. Ia(t0)=βC(t0)/(1β)
Q Isolated individuals. Q(t0)=0
R Recovered individuals. Became imune. R(t0)=0
C Total of confirmed cases. WHO data [1]
Parameter Meaning Class
Tser=7.5 Serial interval. Predefined [34]
Tlat=5.2 Mean incubation period. Predefined [16], [34]
Tinf=2.3 Infectious period. Tinf=TserTlat Predefined [16]
α=1 Ratio between infectiousness of Ia and Is. Predefined
β=0.8 Population ratio which remains asymptomatic. Predefined [1]
θ=γR0 R0 the reproduction number, γ is the interaction factor. Adjustable/Strategies
κs Isolation rate of symptomatic individuals. Adjustable/Strategies
κa Isolation rate of asymptomatic individuals. Strategies