Table 1.
Variables and parameters (with their meaning) of the model with initial conditions and predefined values, respectively.
Variable | Meaning | Initial condition |
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N | Country population. | Depends on the country |
S | Individuals susceptible to infection. | |
E | Exposed individuals, latent cases. | Adjusted from data |
Is | Symptomatic infectious cases. | |
Ia | Asymptomatic and mild infectious cases. | |
Q | Isolated individuals. | |
R | Recovered individuals. Became imune. | |
C | Total of confirmed cases. | WHO data [1] |
Parameter | Meaning | Class |
Serial interval. | Predefined [34] | |
Mean incubation period. | Predefined [16], [34] | |
Infectious period. | Predefined [16] | |
Ratio between infectiousness of Ia and Is. | Predefined | |
Population ratio which remains asymptomatic. | Predefined [1] | |
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 |