Data scientist says today could be turning point

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English - April 06, 2020 21:09 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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A team of data scientists tracking the Covid 19 virus and advising the government, says today's new case update could be the turning point.Former Assistant Reserve Bank Governor and executive director of the economic think-tank, Motu, John McDermott, is leading the data science team at Wigram Capital Advisors.The group's projections of what would have happened if the country had not gone into lockdown were cited by the Prime Minister on Sunday. Dr McDermott says if today's new cases are under 60, it could be the start of the curve flattening.