Machine Learning Research Towards Combating COVID-19: Virus Detection, Spread Prevention, and Medical Assistance

Abstract

was first discovered in December 2019 and has continued to rapidly spread across countries worldwide infecting thousands and millions of people. The virus is deadly, and people who are suffering from prior illnesses or are older than the age of 60 are at a higher risk of mortality. Medicine and Healthcare industries have surged towards finding a cure, and different policies have been amended to mitigate the spread of the virus. While Machine Learning (ML) methods have been widely used in other domains, there is now a high demand for ML-aided diagnosis systems for screening, tracking, and predicting the spread of COVID-19 and finding a cure against it. In this paper, we present a journey of what role ML has played so far in combating the virus, mainly looking at it from a screening, forecasting, and vaccine perspectives. We present a comprehensive survey of the ML algorithms and models that can be used on this expedition and aid with battling the virus.

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“…AI applications have been widely reported by health informatics as smart mechanisms that leverage governments' ability to respond to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, AI applications have helped physicians by automating aspects of diagnosis, prioritizing healthcare resources, and improving vaccine and drug development (Shahid et al, 2020).…”

“…This stage considers the latest technologies that use AI in healthcare. AI can enhance the medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many different ways: supporting physicians by automating aspects of diagnosis, prioritizing healthcare resources, and improving vaccine and drug development (Shahid et al, 2020). In addition, AI has potential applications beyond instant responses, such as combatting online misinformation about COVID-19.…”