The Corona Virus Control and Control Center in Dubai, in cooperation with Smart Dubai, unveiled the development of an innovative live smart dashboard to monitor and follow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and efforts to reduce the spread of the virus, in the framework of the Center’s continuous contributions in the field of pandemic response and the creation of solutions that contribute to Enhancing the ability of the concerned authorities in the Emirate of Dubai, and the UAE in general, to trap the virus in the narrowest possible range, reduce infection rates and accelerate the raising of recovery rates.

The center pointed out that the smart board is one of the most important tools for supporting crisis management and the operations of the center, and this approach comes in line with the center's work mechanism in dealing with the virus, which is based on epidemiology and data science in order to support decision-making and start implementing operations that will address the pandemic.

Dr. Amer Ahmed Sharif, Head of the Corona Virus Control and Control Center, said: Thanks to the vision of the rational leadership and its directives and continuous support, and through the concerted efforts and work closely with governmental and private sector institutions, we were able to build a database that shows the spread of the virus in Dubai, as these data are considered to be from The most important pillars of the decision-making process, especially as they are based on information and new developments on the reality of the pandemic and the reality of the health system in the emirate.

He added: The statement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him, said: "Making the future is not just improvised decisions, but rather strategic plans based on knowledge, and clear goals based on analytical data based on analytical data." Accurate statistics and real data ", an inspiration to us and our endeavor to translate His Highness vision into a tangible reality in our work in the control and control center to combat the Corona virus and the approach that he takes in implementing his strategic mission, which we take into account in all its steps to be studied and based on accurate and clear data.

Younis Al Nasser, Executive Director of Dubai Data Corporation affiliated to Dubai Smart Department and leader of the technology and data team at the Control and Control Center to Combat Corona, said: Over the past years through Dubai Data Corporation and Dubai Smart, we have been able to establish a data experience that is the most comprehensive and innovative globally The Covid 19 pandemic is a living test of our data capabilities, which we relied on during our work at the center by employing the available infrastructure to find the best ways to support decision-making processes to counter the outbreak of the Corona virus, and we wanted to put in the hands of decision makers in Dubai a live window that allows them to follow the developments First of all, upgrading mechanisms to ensure the health and safety of citizens and residents.

He added: The importance of the dashboard increases with the entry of Dubai to the stage of the gradual return to normalcy, reopening of the economic sectors and the resumption of their activities, so the vital data in the dashboard will enable us to support decision-making and the return of professional practices and daily safe life in the coming period.

The panel adopts mathematical equations in epidemiology known as / SEIR- Susceptible Exposed Infected Recovered / in order to process data and analyze and provide perceptions and predictions about the developments of corona virus control, and the Dubai government has invested in smart infrastructure, which enabled it to develop analytical models to study phenomena in various fields The panel was designed to provide an analytical visualization of the data, including detailed data to know the current situation, in addition to predicting the desired level to control the spread of the virus in the community.

The Corona Virus Control and Control Center cooperates with the Dubai Smart Department in developing and managing the analytical model, in addition to the participating academic efforts and experiences from the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

The panel provides information on the prevalence of the disease, as it shows the number of injuries and their types: without symptoms, or with mild, moderate, or severe symptoms, and the cumulative number of injuries, recovery and critical cases, in addition to demographic information, including: the proportions of the injured according to population density and geographical distribution in the emirate Cases in institutional isolation facilities, along with logistical information such as the number of facilities and supplies available for medical care and their details.

The panel was linked in cooperation with Smart Dubai and the data team with the Dubai Health Authority's "immunity" system for public health to monitor and manage infectious diseases and epidemics by linking government and private health care institutions in Dubai and their partners with a unified system for managing diseases and outbreaks, and the system works to empower users To show results, which contributes to support decision-making, in addition to the ability of the system to send electronic notifications by various available means such as notification of laboratory results and apparent diseases.

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