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Table 1 Parameters and initial conditions description for models (1) and (2)

From: Transmission patterns of COVID-19 in the mainland of China and the efficacy of different control strategies: a data- and model-driven study

Parameter

Meaning

Value

95% CI

Reference

q

Quarantine rate of close contacts

0.2653

(0.2651, 0.2655)

Estimated

β

Transmission rate

0.0792

(0.0788, 0.0796)

Estimated

k

Relative transmission strength of exposed individuals to the undiagnosed infectious individuals

0.5825

(0.5823, 0.5827)

Estimated

bsp

Transfer rate of suspected individuals to the unquarantined susceptible class

0.0867

(0.0866, 0.0867)

Estimated

diq

Transfer rate of undiagnosed infectious individuals to the confirmed class

0.1333

(0.1277, 0.1390)

Estimated

dsp

Transfer rate of unquarantined susceptible individuals to the suspected class

3.8124e-05

(0.3573e-04, 0.4051e-04)

Estimated

dep

Transfer rate of traced and free latent individuals to the suspected class

0.3106

(0.3105, 0.3106)

Estimated

dpq

Transfer rate of suspected individuals to the confirmed class

0.1130

(0.1129, 0.1130)

Estimated

c(t)

Contact rate

c(t) = c1 + c2 exp(−c3t)

Estimated

c1Minimum contact rate

0.2362

(0.2225, 0.2499)

c2Adjustment coefficient

20.0877

(20.0092, 20.1662)

c3Exponential decline rate

0.1249

(0.1238, 0.1259)

δ

Death rate due to infection

0.0022

(0.0021, 0.0022)

Estimated

γ

Recovery rate

0.0154

(0.0149, 0.0159)

Estimated

λ

Release rate of traced susceptible individuals to the unquarantined susceptible class

1/14

18

ε

Transfer rate of non-isolated latent individuals to the undiagnosed infectious class

1/5.2

4

S(0)

Initial value of susceptible individuals in the free environment

1.3875e+09

(1.3873e+09, 1.3877e+09)

Estimated

Sq(0)

Initial value of quarantined susceptible individuals

781

(777, 784)

Estimated

E(0)

Initial value of non-isolated latent individuals

1.170e+03

(1.168e+03, 1.172e+03)

Estimated

Eq(0)

Initial value of isolated latent individuals

2.653e+03

(2.653e+03, 2.654e+03)

Estimated

I(0)

Initial value of undiagnosed infectious individuals

794

(792, 796)

Estimated

P(0)

Initial value of suspected individuals

1.888e+03

(1.886e+03, 1.890e+03)

Estimated

Q(0)

Initial value of confirmed and isolated individuals

771

Reported data

R(0)

Initial value of recovered individuals

34

Reported data

H(0)

Initial value of cumulative confirmed cases

830

Reported data

Y(0)

Initial value of cumulative suspected cases

1072

Reported data

Z(0)

Initial value of cumulative deaths

25

Reported data

N

Total population in the mainland of China

1 400 000 000

Reported data