  We review epidemiological models for the propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic
during the early months of the outbreak: from February to May 2020. The aim is
to propose a methodological review that highlights the following
characteristics: (i) the epidemic propagation models, (ii) the modeling of
intervention strategies, (iii) the models and estimation procedures of the
epidemic parameters and (iv) the characteristics of the data used. We finally
selected 80 articles from open access databases based on criteria such as the
theoretical background, the reproducibility, the incorporation of interventions
strategies, etc. It mainly resulted to phenomenological, compartmental and
individual-level models. A digital companion including an online sheet, a
Kibana interface and a markdown document is proposed. Finally, this work
provides an opportunity to witness how the scientific community reacted to this
unique situation.
