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. 2020 Nov 25;135(11):938. doi: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00954-z

Table 1.

The parameters of the COVID-19 model (1)

Parameter Description
β Effective transmission coefficient
ε1 Modification parameter for a reduced transmission from asymptomatic humans
ε2 Modification parameter for a more reduced transmission from hospitalized class
α Rate of disease progression from exposed class
l1 Proportion of exposed with symptoms after the incubation period
1-l1 Proportion of exposed without symptoms after the incubation period
h1 Hospitalization rate for symptomatic class
h2 Hospitalization rate for asymptomatic class after confirmation
r1 Recovery rate for symptomatic class
r2 Recovery rate for asymptomatic class
γ Recovery rate for hospitalized class
δ1 Disease-induced mortality rate for symptomatic class
δ2 Disease-induced mortality rate for hospitalized class