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. 2021 Oct 4;136(10):994. doi: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01997-6

Table 2.

Descriptions of parameters involved in the system (1)

Parameters Descriptions Units
Λ Immigration into the class of susceptible population person day-1
β1 Contact rate of susceptible with symptomatic individuals person-1 day-1
β2 Contact rate of susceptible with asymptomatic individuals person-1 day-1
σ1 Rate of incubation day-1
1-a Fraction of exposed individuals showing clinical symptoms
βa Rate of transfer of asymptomatic individuals to symptomatic class day-1
σ2 Fraction which represents efficacy of information campaigns to reduce transmission rate among highly active aware and asymptomatic individuals
σ3 Fraction which represents efficacy of information campaigns to reduce transmission rate among less active aware people and asymptomatic individuals
β3 Contact rate of less active aware people with asymptomatic individuals person-1 day-1
ϕs Rate of hospitalization of symptomatic individuals day-1
γa Quarantine rate of asymptomatic individuals in the presence of global information campaigns day-1
q Half saturation constant Ads.
ϕh Recovery rate of quarantine individuals day-1
λ Dissemination rate of awareness among susceptible individuals at community level in presence of global information campaigns day-1
p Half saturation constant Ads.
1-b Fraction of susceptible individuals which are highly aware in the presence of global information campaigns
ρ Rate of dissemination of awareness at individual level due to word-of-mouth communication person-1 day-1