Table 3.
Descriptions of parameters involved in the system (1)
Parameters | Descriptions | Units |
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Fraction of susceptible individuals which are highly aware due to word-of-mouth communication | – | |
Rate of transfer of highly active aware individuals to susceptible class | day | |
Rate of transfer of less active aware individuals to susceptible class | day | |
Recovery rate of hospitalized individuals | day | |
COVID-19 induced death rate of symptomatic individuals | day | |
COVID-19 induced death rate of hospitalized individuals | ||
Rate of transfer of recovered individuals to susceptible class due to immunity loss | day | |
d | Natural death rate of human population | day |
r | Growth rate of broadcasting of information | ads. person day |
Decay in advertisements due to increase in number of aware individuals | – | |
w | Half saturation constant | persons |
Diminution rate of advertisements due to inefficacy and psychological barriers | day | |
Baseline number of social media advertisements | ads. |