COVIDHunter: COVID-19 Pandemic Wave Prediction and Mitigation via Seasonality Aware Modeling

@article{Alser2022COVIDHunterCP,
  title={COVIDHunter: COVID-19 Pandemic Wave Prediction and Mitigation via Seasonality Aware Modeling},
  author={Mohammed H. Alser and Jeremie S. Kim and Nour Almadhoun Alserr and Stefan W. Tell and Onur Cezmi Mutlu},
  journal={Frontiers in Public Health},
  year={2022},
  volume={10}
}
Early detection and isolation of COVID-19 patients are essential for successful implementation of mitigation strategies and eventually curbing the disease spread. With a limited number of daily COVID-19 tests performed in every country, simulating the COVID-19 spread along with the potential effect of each mitigation strategy currently remains one of the most effective ways in managing the healthcare system and guiding policy-makers. We introduce COVIDHunter, a flexible and accurate COVID-19… 
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