Abhishek Kumar Pandey¹, Jehad F. Al-Amri², Ahmad F. Subahi³, Rajeev Kumar^4,*, Raees Ahmad Khan¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.3, pp. 959-974, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.021443

Abstract The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus or COVID-19) disease was declared pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 has already affected more than 211 nations. In such a bleak scenario, it becomes imperative to analyze and identify those regions in Saudi Arabia that are at high risk. A preemptive study done in the context of predicting the possible COVID-19 hotspots would facilitate in the implementation of prompt and targeted countermeasures against SARS-CoV-2, thus saving many lives. Working towards this intent, the present study adopts a decision making based methodology of… More >

Abdullah Baz^1,*, Hosam Alhakami²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.2, pp. 1155-1174, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.013215

Abstract The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020 stating that it is a worldwide danger and requires imminent preventive strategies to minimise the loss of lives. COVID-19 has now affected millions across 211 countries in the world and the numbers continue to rise. The information discharged by the WHO till June 15, 2020 reports 8,063,990 cases of COVID-19. As the world thinks about the lethal malady for which there is yet no immunization or a predefined course of drug, the nations are relentlessly working at the most ideal preventive systems to contain the infection. The Kingdom… More >