COVID PAPER SUPPLEMENT

This repository contains the code for the COVID-19 epidemiological simulation model as well as supporting data as used in the manuscript:

Forecasting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is inherently ambiguous given the
current state of virus research

by

- M.F. Koenen
- M. Balvert
- R. Brekelmans
- H.A. Fleuren
- V.F. Stienen
- J.C. Wagenaar

Zero Hunger Lab, Tilburg University

Source code

  • The src folder contains the Java code of the simulation model.
  • The transition folder contains a Python module for fitting transition matrices.

Supporting data

Transition matrices and simulation initializations can be found in the input folder in the source code.

Simulation initializations were based on a lower- and an upper bound on the number of deaths for March 6-20. These bounds can be found in Deathrates_for_initialization.csv.

Scenario list

Scenario input files are coded according to the following table.

ID Symptoms CFR Immunity
1 0.375 Data from NL All
2 0.375 Literature-E All
3 0.375 Literature-I-s All
4 0.500 Data from NL All
5 0.500 Literature-E All
6 0.500 Literature-I-s All
7 0.625 Data from NL All
8 0.625 Literature-E All
9 0.625 Literature-I-s All
10 0.750 Data from NL All
11 0.750 Literature-E All
12 0.750 Literature-I-s All
13 0.375 Data from NL High
14 0.375 Literature-E High
15 0.375 Literature-I-s High
16 0.500 Data from NL High
17 0.500 Literature-E High
18 0.500 Literature-I-s High
19 0.625 Data from NL High
20 0.625 Literature-E High
21 0.625 Literature-I-s High
22 0.750 Data from NL High
23 0.750 Literature-E High
24 0.750 Literature-I-s High
25 0.375 Data from NL Medium
26 0.375 Literature-E Medium
27 0.375 Literature-I-s Medium
28 0.500 Data from NL Medium
29 0.500 Literature-E Medium
30 0.500 Literature-I-s Medium
31 0.625 Data from NL Medium
32 0.625 Literature-E Medium
33 0.625 Literature-I-s Medium
34 0.750 Data from NL Medium
35 0.750 Literature-E Medium
36 0.750 Literature-I-s Medium
37 0.375 Data from NL Low
38 0.375 Literature-E Low
39 0.375 Literature-I-s Low
40 0.500 Data from NL Low
41 0.500 Literature-E Low
42 0.500 Literature-I-s Low
43 0.625 Data from NL Low
44 0.625 Literature-E Low
45 0.625 Literature-I-s Low
46 0.750 Data from NL Low
47 0.750 Literature-E Low
48 0.750 Literature-I-s Low

Stage conversion table

The table below shows a conversion table indicating the stage names and abbreviations used in some of the data and source code files that were used during development, and the stage names and abbreviations as they are used in the final report.

ID short long paper paper-code
0 H HEALTHY Susceptible S
1 INN INFECTED_NOSYMPTOMS_NOTCONTAGIOUS Exposed E
2 INY INFECTED_NOSYMPTOMS_ISCONTAGIOUS Infectious asymptomatic I-a
3 IM INFECTED_SYMPTOMS_MILD Infectious symptomatic I-s
4 ISY INFECTED_SYMPTOMS_SEVERE_ICpossible ICU admission ICU-a
5 ISN INFECTED_SYMPTOMS_SEVERE_ICnotpossible ICU refusal ICU-r
6 ISQ INFECTED_SYMPTOMS_SEVERE_QUEUE N/A N/A
7 C CURED Immune IM
8 D DEAD Deceased D