| Incubation period |
the time between infection and the onset of symptoms |
Based on other research’s result and reports (Acuna-Zegarra et al., 2020; Boldog et al., 2020; Eikenberry et al., 2020; Ferretti et al., 2020; Ganyani et al., 2020; Hauser et al., 2020; Hellewell et al., 2020; Hou et al., 2020; Kuniya, 2020; Ngonghala et al., 2020; Tang, Wang, et al., 2020; Tian et al., 2020; Yang et al., 2020; Shi; Zhao, Musa, et al., 2020; Zhu & Chen, 2020)
Based on the knowledge of SARS and MERS (Chinazzi & Davis, 2020; Wu et al., 2020; S. Zhao, Q. Li, Pei, et al., 2020)
Based on the knowledge of SARS (Koo et al., 2020)
Based on current epidemic data (Kraemer et al., 2020; Kucharski et al., 2020; L.; Li, Pei, et al., 2020; Q.; Li, Pei, et al., 2020; J.; Zhang, Litvinova, et al., 2020) |
log-normal distribution(Ferretti et al., 2020; Q.; Li, Pei, et al., 2020; J.; Zhang, Litvinova, et al., 2020)
gamma distribution(Acuna-Zegarra et al., 2020; Boldog et al., 2020; Ganyani et al., 2020)
Erlang distribution(Kucharski et al., 2020) truncated gamma distribution (Kraemer et al., 2020)
Weibull distribution(Hellewell et al., 2020) beta-distribution(Zhu & Chen, 2020) |
| latent period |
the time between infection and start of infectiousness |
Based on other research’s result and reports (Sanche et al., 2020)
Equal to incubation period (Chinazzi & Davis, 2020; Kucharski et al., 2020; Wang & Liu, 2020; Zhu & Chen, 2020)
Based on current epidemic data (R. Li, Pei, et al., 2020) |
gamma distributions(Sanche et al., 2020) |
| infectious period |
the time interval during which the infected individuals could transmit the disease to any susceptible contacts |
Based on other research’s result and reports (Boldog et al., 2020; Kuniya, 2020; L. Li, Pei, et al., 2020; Maier & Brockmann, 2020; Ngonghala et al., 2020; Sanche et al., 2020; Tian et al., 2020; Wang & Liu, 2020; Wu et al., 2020; Zhao et al., 2020, Zhao et al., 2020, Zhao et al., 2020)
Based on the knowledge of another beta-coronavirus (Kissler et al., 2020)
Based on current epidemic data (Acuna-Zegarra et al., 2020; Kucharski et al., 2020; R.; Li, Pei, et al., 2020) |
Erlang distribution(Kucharski et al., 2020) gamma distribution(Boldog et al., 2020; Sanche et al., 2020) |
| serial interval |
the time from the onset of symptoms in the primary case to the onset of symptoms in the secondary case |
Based on other research’s result and reports (Acuna-Zegarra et al., 2020; Hellewell et al., 2020; Munayco et al., 2020; Muniz-Rodriguez et al., 2020; Sanche et al., 2020; Tang, Wang, et al., 2020)
Based on the knowledge of SARS and MERS (S. Zhao, Q. Li, Pei, et al., 2020; Zhao et al., 2020, Zhao et al., 2020, Zhao et al., 2020)
Based on the knowledge of SARS (Kissler et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2020)
Based on current epidemic data (Q. Li, Pei, et al., 2020; J. Zhang, Litvinova, et al., 2020) |
gamma distribution(Tang, Wang, et al., 2020) (Acuna-Zegarra et al., 2020; Q. Li, Pei, et al., 2020; Muniz-Rodriguez et al., 2020; J. Zhang, Litvinova, et al., 2020; S. Zhao, Q. Li, Pei, et al., 2020; Zhao et al., 2020, Zhao et al., 2020, Zhao et al., 2020)
Weibull distribution(Kissler et al., 2020) skewed normal distribution(Hellewell et al., 2020) |
| generation time |
the time the onset of infectiousness in the primary case to the onset of infectiousness in the secondary case |
Based on other research’s result and reports (Shim et al., 2020)
Based on the knowledge of SARS and MERS (Chinazzi & Davis, 2020)
Based on current epidemic data (Ferretti et al., 2020; Ganyani et al., 2020; Tang, Wang, et al., 2020) |
Weibull distribution(Ferretti et al., 2020) |
