New AI model could be used to predict COVID-variant waves – ET HealthWorld

New AI model could be used to predict COVID-variant waves – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: An artificial intelligence (AI) model can predict which variants of the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus will likely bring about fresh waves of the infection, a new research has found. The model can detect around 73 per cent of the variants in each country that will cause at least 1,000 cases per 10 lakh people … Read more

9 states confirm outbreak of bird flu in poultry birds

9 states confirm outbreak of bird flu in poultry birds

New Delhi: The centre, on Wednesday, confirmed outbreak of bird flu in poultry across 9 states – Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Fresh cases in poultry birds were reported in 7 districts in Maharashtra and one each in Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. However, the spread has been contained to … Read more