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Malaysian firm offers AI-based profiling of Chinese visitors for virus

Published 02/19/2020, 09:38 PM
Updated 02/19/2020, 09:40 PM
Malaysian firm offers AI-based profiling of Chinese visitors for virus

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Malaysia's MYEG Services
Bhd MYEG.KL said on Wednesday it had developed a coronavirus
risk-profiling system for visitors from China and was offering
the artificial intelligence-based service to the governments of
Malaysia and the Philippines.
Malaysia has imposed a temporary ban on visitors from
Chinese provinces placed on lockdown by the China's government,
in a bid to stem the spread of the virus. Malaysia has reported
22 infections, and the Philippines has reported three confirmed
cases including one death.
MYEG Services Bhd said its system creates a health-risk
profile using a person's historical geolocation information and
other parameters. MYEG has partnered with Beijing-based travel
agency Phoenix Travel Worldwide for the project.
The fully-automated system analyses a "vast number of
available data points, including visitors' previous known
whereabouts as well as heart rate and blood pressure readings
crossed-referenced against public transportation ridership and
exposure to locations with incidences of infections," MYEG said
in a statement to the stock exchange.
"In addition, the system provides ongoing engagement with
the visitor within the country, thus enabling health authorities
to be alerted of any anomalies and to take immediate appropriate
measures such as in the event that evacuation or quarantine of
affected persons are necessary."

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