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Table 3 Median latent, incubation, infectious and transmission periods for symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19(wt) patients from early 2020. \(A = \mathit{asymptomatic}\), \(d=\mathit{days}\)

From: Reproduction number projection for the COVID-19 pandemic

Location (A/n)

Symptomatic

Asymptomatic

Infectious

Latent

Incubation

Transmission (Δτ)

Infectious (ΔI) [Source]

UK Challenge (2/18)

8 d

2 d

4 d

2 d

8 d [322]

S. Korea (89/303)

13 d

  

15 d

15.5 d [328]

S. Korea (68/396)

14 d

   

10.5 d [329]

Gangzhou (0/77)

14 d

5.8 d

 

6 d

[330]

Wuhan (37/178)

10 d

 

8 d

 

15 d [331]

Washington (3/48)

14 d

  

4 d

18 d [199]