Table 1 Parameters of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission model
From: Risk estimation of the SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory disease outbreak outside China
Symbol | Description | Value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
β | Transmission rate | 0.8238 | datafitted |
q | Transmission reduction factor for exposed individuals | 1 | Assumed |
δ | Transmission reduction factor for asymptomatic infectious individuals | 1 | Assumed |
κ | Progression rate from exposed to infectious individuals | 1/5.2 | [7] |
p | Proportion of exposed individuals who become asymptomatic infectious | 0 | Assumed |
α | Quarantine rate | 1/5 | [8] |
γA | Recovery rate for asymptomatic individuals | 1/10 | Assumed |
γQ | Removal rate for quarantined individuals | 1/20 | Assumed |