NEW DELHI: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has initiated a covid-19 national mathematical model to help monitor the transmission of coronavirus infection.
The model will rely on data relevant to covid-19 and also have an adaptive built-in component to learn from developing trends in the data.
It will aggregate successful evidence-based mathematical and statistical forecasting models and include the best predictive analytics for robust forecasting of the spread of the infectious disease, the department said, adding that the model could be used by policymakers in India and around the world to overcome difficulties in predicting the rate of spread of infection and the likely strain on the healthcare sector. “Mathematical