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Covid-19: Low risk for third wave in SA - AI powered algorithm predicts


But the country is still highly vulnerable
12 April 2021 - 08:58 By TimesLIVE
An artificial intelligence algorithm has found the risk of a third wave of Covid-19 infections remains low in the country.
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Amid fears of the possibility of the country experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections, models show there is a low risk although the country remains vulnerable.
This is according to a finding using an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm designed by the University of the Witwatersrand in partnership with iThemba LABS, the provincial government of Gauteng and York University in Canada.
Wits University said the AI-powered early detection system functions by predicting future daily confirmed cases based on historical data from SA’s past infection history. It includes features such as mobility indices, stringency indices and epidemiological parameters. ....

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