Forecasting Covid-19 Deaths in Oman

Abstract

In this study, the ANN approach was applied to analyze COVID-19 deaths in Oman. The employed data covers the period and the out-of-sample period ranges over the period. The residuals and forecast evaluation criteria (Error, MSE and MAE) of the applied model indicate that the model is quite stable. The results of the study indicate that daily COVID-19 deaths in Oman are likely to remain low over the out-of-sample period. Therefore is need for the government of Oman to ensure adherence to safety guidelines while continuing to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic and scale up COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Country : Zimbabwe

1 Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI2 Mr. Thabani NYONI3 Mr. Tatenda. A. CHIHOHO

  1. ZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
  2. SAGIT Innovation Center, Harare, Zimbabwe
  3. Independent Health Economist, Harare, Zimbabwe

IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 6, June 2021 pp. 872-877

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.506152

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