What is it about?
This paper deals with an analysis of the first epidemics wave occurred in Lombardy using mathematical instruments to determine whether it is possible to forecast and eventually prevent new epidemic waves. The comparison has been made with calls to emergency numbers and with Twitter activity using specific keywords. Both these can be considered potential predictors of a new epidemics wave.
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Why is it important?
It is important to forecast and eventually prevent a new epidemics wave and thus to address public health policies, such as lockdown and so on.
Perspectives
The future perspective, in first instance, is to apply this technique to new epidemics waves and test it.
Bruno Alessandro Rivieccio
Niguarda Hospital - Milan - Italy
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This page is a summary of: CoViD-19, learning from the past: A wavelet and cross-correlation analysis of the epidemic dynamics looking to emergency calls and Twitter trends in Italian Lombardy region, PLoS ONE, February 2021, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247854.
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