remove old asymptomaticness
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def make_pars():
# Disease transmission
pars['beta'] = 0.015 # Beta per symptomatic contact; absolute
- pars['asym_prop'] = 0.17 # Proportion of asymptomatic cases - estimate based on https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.10.2000180, #TODO: look for better estimates
pars['asym_factor'] = 0.8 # Multiply beta by this factor for asymptomatic cases
pars['diag_factor'] = 1.0 # Multiply beta by this factor for diganosed cases -- baseline assumes no isolation
pars['cont_factor'] = 1.0 # Multiply beta by this factor for people who've been in contact with known positives -- baseline assumes no isolation
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def make_pars():
pars['cfr_by_age'] = 0 # Whether or not to use age-specific case fatality
pars['default_cfr'] = 0.016 # Default overall case fatality rate if not using age-specific values
pars['severity_by_age'] = 0 # Whether or not to use age-specific case fatality
- pars['default_severity'] = 0.3 # Default overall case fatality rate if not using age-specific values
+ pars['default_severity'] = 0.7 # Default overall severity if not using age-specific values. This gives the overall proportion of symptomatic cases
# Events and interventions
pars['interv_days'] = [] # Day on which interventions started/stopped, e.g. [30, 44]
