Table 2.
Descriptions of parameters involved in the system (1)
Parameters | Descriptions | Units |
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Immigration into the class of susceptible population | person day | |
Contact rate of susceptible with symptomatic individuals | person day | |
Contact rate of susceptible with asymptomatic individuals | person day | |
Rate of incubation | day | |
Fraction of exposed individuals showing clinical symptoms | – | |
Rate of transfer of asymptomatic individuals to symptomatic class | day | |
Fraction which represents efficacy of information campaigns to reduce transmission rate among highly active aware and asymptomatic individuals | – | |
Fraction which represents efficacy of information campaigns to reduce transmission rate among less active aware people and asymptomatic individuals | – | |
Contact rate of less active aware people with asymptomatic individuals | person day | |
Rate of hospitalization of symptomatic individuals | day | |
Quarantine rate of asymptomatic individuals in the presence of global information campaigns | day | |
q | Half saturation constant | Ads. |
Recovery rate of quarantine individuals | day | |
Dissemination rate of awareness among susceptible individuals at community level in presence of global information campaigns | day | |
p | Half saturation constant | Ads. |
Fraction of susceptible individuals which are highly aware in the presence of global information campaigns | – | |
Rate of dissemination of awareness at individual level due to word-of-mouth communication | person day |