Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa city, Japan
Thesis
Effect of Symptomatic Rate on Spreading of COVID-19 Evaluated by a Flexible Compartment Model
Author(s): Hiroo Ohmori*
For COVID-19, many of the infected individuals become symptomatic after the latent period is ended and should
be isolated from the community. After the isolation period is ended, they become recovered individuals who have
immunity and return to the community. Thus, they are capable of infecting susceptible individuals only during the
latent period. Some infected individuals, however, are asymptomatic through the recovery period, which includes
the latent period. They are infectious but not isolated, they stay in the community and continue infecting susceptible
individuals through the recovery period, inducing an increase in the number of infected individuals, though they
become recovered individuals who also have immunity in the community after the recovery period is ended.
The number of symptomatic and isolated infected individuals of asymptomatic and staying inf.. View more»