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Forecasting Covid-19 New Cases in Serbia

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONIZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, ZimbabweMr. Thabani NYONISAGIT Innovation Center, Harare, ZimbabweMr. Tatenda. A. CHIHOHOIndependent Health Economist, Harare, Zimbabwe

Vol 5 No 6 (2021): Volume 5, Issue 6, June 2021 | Pages: 545-550

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 09-07-2021

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Abstract
In this research article, the ANN approach was applied to analyze daily new cases of COVID-19 in Serbia. This study is based on daily new cases of COVID-19 in Serbia for the period 1 January 2020 – 25 March 2021. The out-of-sample forecast covers the period 26 March 2021 – 31 July 2021. The residuals and forecast evaluation criteria (Error, MSE and MAE) of the applied model indicate that the model is stable in forecasting daily new cases of COVID-19 in the country. It is projected that daily COVID-19 cases in Serbia are likely to remain high over the out-of-sample period. We recommend that the Serbian government should ensure adherence to lock-down measures and also embrace the vaccination programme, while creating massive awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords

ANN, COVID-19, Forecasting, Zimbabwe, corona, pandemic


Citation of this Article

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI, Mr. Thabani NYONI, Mr. Tatenda. A. CHIHOHO, “Forecasting Covid-19 New Cases in Serbia” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 6, pp 545-550, June 2021. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.506095

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