What Role Artificial Intelligence (AI) Plays in Fighting Against COVID-19

The Role Artificial Intelligence (AI) Plays in Fighting Against COVID-19
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In times of crisis, individuals have to devise ways of handling issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has proved that the world can be brought to a sudden halt by a virus. Despite the interconnectedness the globe has experienced over the last decade, the virus has caused infections and deaths. The need to address the issue has elicited numerous approaches. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been proposed as a possible approach in fighting against COVID-19. The advancement in technology has enabled the use of AI to address complex problems. For instance, cars use AI to enhance their self-driving capabilities. AI has also been finding its way into the medical field, although on slow progress. Because of the need to find a solution to the COVID-19 pandemic, AI has been suggested as a viable option in addressing the virus. AI can be used to analyze big data, rapid drug development and treatment, minimize human contact, detect clusters of cases and predict virus trends, enhance diagnosis and monitoring, and prevent the spread of disinformation over the Internet. The use of AI in fighting against COVID-19 is vital as the world needs a viable solution.
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COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence (AI), diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, transmission, prevention, analysis, vaccine, drugs, data, infection, healthcare, and technology.
The Role Artificial Intelligence (AI) Plays in Fighting Against COVID-19
The pandemic as a result of COVID-19 remains the first public health crisis of the 21st century. It can be considered the first influenza pandemic to occur in the highly connected globe. Governments around the world have put in place measures to limit COVID-19 transmissions. Some countries have closed borders, with others instituting lockdowns. While these measures have minimized the spread of COVID-19, the number of confirmed cases and deaths keeps on increasing. Concerns have arisen on the capacity of the healthcare facilities to handle the increasing number of COVID-19 patients. Even in the developed world, the ability of healthcare centers to handle the surging number of cases has diminished. The need for speedy diagnosis, monitoring, and containment of the virus has led to new medical protocols. The pandemic has accelerated the development of new prototypes that are promising. One of the new approaches to dealing with the virus is artificial intelligence (AI). The adoption of AI in fighting COVID-19 is critical at such a time when the world is looking for ways of containing the pandemic.
AI can address the big data problem that the world faces as a result of COVID-19. New infection cases are increasing rapidly around the world. The number of deaths resulting from the virus is worrying. The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases has proved to be a critical source of information. Big data can store large amounts of data regarding COVID-19 patients. The data can be used to understand the nature of the virus and hence aid in developing containment measures (Haleem, Javaid, Khan & Vaishya, 2020). Travel history can be used in identifying individuals who may have been in contact with the infected pa...