Research Article

[Retracted] VSHR: A Mathematical Model for the Prediction of Second-Wave COVID-19 Epidemics in Malaysia

Algorithm 1

VSHR algorithm.
T = t0; CN = cn0
Function PSI_calc(T, CN)
     m0 = M(CN)
     si0 = SI(CN)
     psi0 = m0/si0
     RETURN psi0
Function AIR_calc(T, CN)
   Len1 = 30; Len2 = 5
   If COVID_Vaccine(T) ==0
     train = COVID_Accumulation(T,T + Len1)
     test = COVID_Accumulation(T + Len1, T + Len1 + Len2)
   else
     train = COVID_Accumulation(T,T + Len1)-COVID_Vaccine(T,T + Len1)
     test = COVID_Accumulation(T + Len1,T + Len1 + Len2)-
     COVID_Vaccine(T + Len1, T + Len1 + Len2)
Model = ARIMA(px, dx, qx, train)
       Forecast = Model(test)
       If Forecast(1) > k ==TRUE then
         coef = k-Forecast_data(1)
       Else
         coef = k-Forecast_data(1)
       Forecast = Forecast(2:Forecast_length) + coef
       Diff(j) = MSE(Forecast, test)
AIR = Forecast(T,T + Len1 + Len2)/COVID_Accumulation(T, T + Len1 + Len2)
RETURN AIR
Function Turning_Point_Calc(T, CN, AIR, PSI)
      CI =0.9
      psi_UK = PSI_calc(T_UK, UK) #Same for Belgium, France and Germany
      psi_TL = (MAX(psi_UK,...psi_Belgium)-MIN(psi_UK,...psi_Belgium))/2
      Turning_Point = T; k =1
      While k < =10
     If (AIR(T + k)/PSI) - AVG(psi_UK, ... psi_Belgium) < =psi_TL
      Print (“Turning Point Found on kth date!”);
      Turning_Point = Turning_Point + k;
      Break;
     Else
      k = k +1;
      For k =1 : 10
      AIR_upper[T + k] = AIR[T + k] + Delta
      AIR_lower[T + k] = AIR[T + k] -Delta
      Return Turning Point, AIR_upper, AIR, AIR_lower