The first lockdown in the country was carried out by the government of Pakistan, but Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a easing of lockdown to drive the country’s economy, while at the same time increasing the number of corona virus patients in the country with each passing day. With the record went up.
The global epidemic of corona virus continues to wreak havoc in Pakistan, affecting more than 1.5 million people and killing more than 2,900 Pakistanis.
The first lockdown in the country was carried out by the government of Pakistan, but Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a easing of lockdown to drive the country’s economy, while at the same time increasing the number of corona virus patients in the country with each passing day. With the record went up.
The government has announced a ‘smart lockdown‘ after the number of patients infected with the corona virus increased day by day. Starting today, smart lockdown has started in different parts of the country including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta.
Identifying specific areas for smart lockdown is one of the most difficult tasks, so the government had asked Dr Omar Saif, chief digital officer of Jang Geo Media Group and CEO of SurveyAuto.com, to showcase the technical expertise of his startup. Create a system that can be used to implement government strategies.
How does this system work?
The system collects data from government field workers with smartphones and then analyzes it based on mathematical and epidemiological knowledge. In this system, aerial analysis of the spread of the epidemic is carried out through artificial intelligence on satellite imagery, which uses SEIR prediction models to predict population, number of households, average of current cases and expected cases. does.
Using this information, the model issues real-time alerts to patients and the rate at which epidemics are spreading. The model predicts an increase in the number of patients in each area, as well as the available space for patients in hospitals, while also allowing teams working in the field to report epidemic prevention measures at the same time. does.
According to reports, Dr. Omar Saif has not received any compensation for this project. In a very brief comment, he said that the system was designed for a national purpose and there was nothing greater for him.
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Focal Person for Corona Virus, Dr. Faisal Sultan, praised Dr. Omar Saif’s efforts and wrote on Twitter that he was committed to providing a platform for smart lockdown on “hotspot bases” in specific areas of Pakistan. Dr. Omar Saif and Survey Auto are grateful.