Application of records theory on the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon: prediction and prevention

Abstract

Given the fast spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide and its classification by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being one of the worst pandemics in history, several scientific studies are carried out using various statistical and mathematical models to predict and study the likely evolution of this pandemic in the world. In the present research paper, we present a brief study aiming to predict the probability of reaching a new record number of COVID-19 cases in Lebanon, based on the record theory, giving more insights about the rate of its quick spread in Lebanon. The main advantage of the records theory resides in avoiding several statistical constraints concerning the choice of the underlying distribution and the quality of the residuals. In addition, this theory could be used, in cases where the number of available observations is somehow small. Moreover, this theory offers an alternative solution in case where machine learning techniques and long-term memory models are inapplicable because they need a considerable amount of data to be performant. The originality of this paper lies in presenting a new statistical approach allowing the early detection of unexpected phenomena such as the new pandemic COVID-19. For this purpose, we used epidemiological data from Johns Hopkins University to predict the trend of COVID-2019 in Lebanon. Our method is useful in calculating the probability of reaching a new record as well as studying the propagation of the disease. It also computes the probabilities of the waiting time to observe the future COVID-19 record. Our results obviously confirm the quick spread of the disease in Lebanon over a short time.

Acceptance Towards COVID-19 Vaccination among the Lebanese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…Thus, it is being discussed that the vaccine is the sole method to limit the transmission and spread of the virus. The target of the ministry of health is to reach 70% of a vaccinated Lebanese population by the end of the year 2021-2022 by introducing the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines while giving the priority to the elderly, the health workers, and susceptible patients [17]. However, concerns about the safety of the vaccine due to its fast development, short testing, its unknown long-term side effects, and the emergence of conspiracy theories and political underlying benefits have been raised.…”

Acceptance Towards COVID-19 Vaccination Among the Lebanese Population: A Cross-Sectional study

“…Thus, it is being discussed that the vaccine is the sole method to limit the transmission and spread of the virus. The target of the ministry of health is to reach 70% of a vaccinated Lebanese population by the end of the year 2021-2022 by introducing the P zer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines while giving the priority to the elderly, the health workers, and susceptible patients (18). However, concerns about the safety of the vaccine due to its fast development, short testing, its unknown long-term side effects, and the emergence of conspiracy theories and political underlying bene ts have been raised.…”