8.5 Outbreak risk software

The company BlueDot employs ML to predict outbreaks and spread of diseases. It notified its clients on 31st of December about the Covid threat, 9 days prior to the first WHO statement aerzteblatt.

BlueDot was among the first in the world to identify the emerging risk from COVID-19 in Hubei province and notify our clients via our Insights platform, validating our capabilities as a global early warning system for infectious disease. https://bluedot.global