New Dubai model to predict Covid spread Photo (for illustrative purposes): Wam It could be utilised and extended by decision makers and researchers in other countries for current or future pandemics. Dubai entities have developed a new epidemiological model to predict Covid-19 spread. Researchers at Smart Dubai and the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) developed and tested a specialised version of the Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Removed (SEIR) model, which is better able to capture the unique dynamics of the Covid-19 outbreak. ALSO READ: SEIR model is widely used in epidemiology to mathematically model the spread of infectious diseases with incubation periods.