Research Article

On the Transmission of COVID-19 and Its Prevention and Control Management

Table 1

Description of symbols.

SymbolDescription

Total population
Infection rate (the probability of an exposed individual becoming an infected one)
Average latent period
Recovery rate
Average duration of recovery (days)
Number of the infected
βTransmission rate
Initially infected persons
Initial number of the exposed
Initial number of the recovered
Number of contacts per patient
Initial number of contacts per patient
Recovery rate
Transmission rate of the exposed
Number of the susceptible that the exposed come in contact with each day