Reliable COVID-19 short-term forecasting
A new model developed at Texas A&M has proved successful in predicting COVID-19 infection rates two to three weeks in advance
2021-04-15
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[Press-News.org] Reliable COVID-19 short-term forecastingA new model developed at Texas A&M has proved successful in predicting COVID-19 infection rates two to three weeks in advance