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. 2021 Apr 14;21:723. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10663-6

Table 1.

Parameters used in the main text

Parameter Description Value (range)
β(t) Transmission rate with time β(t)=Rtθa(1fI)γA+fIγI+θpfIfPω
R0 Basic reproduction number 2.2 [34]
1δ Incubation period 5.1 days [35]
1γI The infectious period for symptomatic infection 2.3 days [24]
1γA The infectious period for asymptomatic infection 2.3 days [assumed]
fI The proportion of symptomatic infection 0.8 [36]
1ω The delay days between severe infection and hospitalization 2.7 days [24]
1μ Hospital stay period for severe infection 8 days [24]
fP The propotion of infection requiring hospitalization 0.3 [24]
fD The proportion of severe infection to die after hospital stay 0.065[calculated] [31]
θa Infectious factor for asymptomatic infections 1.0 [32]
θp Infectious factor for severe infections 1.0 [assumed]
Im Medical resources 0.0023 [calculated] [37]
It Tolerance parameter for infection 100N [assumed]
αs Suppression coefficient [0.1,0.4] [assumed]
αm Mitigation coefficient [0.5,0.8] [assumed]