AI/ML techniques can be used to tackle COVID-19 in several ways: 1) Computer vision can detect if people are wearing masks and track social distancing to encourage prevention and precautions. 2) NLP tools can fact check information about COVID-19 to reduce spread of misinformation and anonymize patient details to reduce stigma. 3) Chatbots and radiology tools can screen for COVID-19 infection, while forecasting and identification of hotspots allows for surveillance and monitoring of cases. 4) Techniques also aim to ensure safe deliveries and identify treatments or ways to improve immunity.

1. AI/ML solutions to
tackle COVID-19
Vivek Raja P S
Microsoft Certified Data Scientist Associate, Student & 15x Hackathon Winner

2. Source: Tribune India, May 31, 2020

3. Let’s break it down
into few scenarios

4. Face Mask Detection
Computer Vision techniques can be
used to detect whether a person is
wearing face mask or not.
This can be implemented at screening
areas, public CCTV cams etc.
Prevention and Precaution
Source: PyImageSearch

5. Social Distancing
Tracking System
Computer Vision combined with IoT
will help to enforce Social Distancing
by notifying whenever a person gets
close to another.
This can be implemented at workplace,
public gathering etc.
Prevention and Precaution
Source: Analytics Mag

6. People Count
Tracking System
Social gatherings have a constraint of
number of guests present. Computer
Vision techniques can be implemented
in CCTV cams at the entrance of
gathering places.
Prevention and Precaution
Source: PyImageSearch

7. Fact Check &
Prevention of Fake
news spreading
A NLP tool can be developed to check
the news/ post/ article content related
to COVID-19 is true before it is
shared to others.
The NLP tool can scrap news articles
and websites for the same that can be
integrated to social media
Breaking Social Stigma
Source: BBC

8. Ensuring Patient
Anonymity
A NLP tool can be developed to
constantly scrap news articles/ social
media posts to prevent the names of
patients being revealed .
Breaking Social Stigma

9. Chatbot Assistant
NLP based chatbots can be used to self
check the likeliness of getting infected
by COVID-19
Screening test for COVID-19
Source: WHO
Do not rely completely rely on screening tests discussed.
Clinical tests are authenticated evidence

10. Radiology Assistant
A Computer Vision tool that takes X-
ray scan of the chest as input and
classifies whether the patient is
COVID-19 positive or negative.
They are low cost and time saving.
Screening test for COVID-19
Source: Radiology Assistant
Do not rely completely rely on screening tests discussed.
Clinical tests are authenticated evidence

11. COVID-19 Cases
Forecast
The number of confirmed and recovered cases can be predicted
using Forecast model based on Time series data.
View live forecast (India) : https://bit.ly/newcovid
Implementation Tutorial: https://bit.ly/vivekarticle
Surveillance and Monitoring

12. Identification of
COVID -19 hotspots
Based on daily cases, the new potential
hotspots can be identified using
Machine Learning techniques. This will
also predict of need of hospital beds and
setting up of quarantine shelters for the
hotspots
Surveillance and Monitoring

13. Ensuring Safe Delivery
of goods
AI combined with IoT techniques can
be used to ensure the products/goods
that are delivered to people are free
from contamination of COVID-19
Essentials

14. Drug Discovery and
Immunity Boost
AI techniques used in Biotech field can
be a great assist in finding a cure for
COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the ways to improve
immunity can also be identified by
above techniques.
Cure

15. The constant monitoring of suspicious outbreak of any virus can be
done by analysing the news articles and patient records by NLP
techniques.
Prevention of Global Pandemic in future

16. Can you come up with a AI
solution that can help the
entire world to fight back
COVID-19?

17. Let’s Collaborate!
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