How can Data Science be Instrumental in Combating Corona Outbreak? datafloq.com

In the 2020s, to better combat this global health emergency we can understand the spread of COVID-19 with the arsenal of new-age data-driven techniques.
From supply chains to consumption patterns, the virus has affected everybody down to the lowest common denominator. Machine learning and data engineering can be leveraged to analyze news reports and social posts, information coordination can be made better, and predictions can be made.
It is critical to determine where the virus would surface in order to block its spread effectively. We are trying to understand how is the virus interacting with the population at large.
~BlueDot, a company running AI and data-driven surveillance for COVID-19

Data Science can be used in multifaced ways – to track and forecast outbreaks; in testing; process healthcare claims, using robots in sterilization and food supplies, determining non-compliance to government and health advisory, using chatbots to share information.