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. 2021 Feb 8;4:17. doi: 10.1038/s41746-021-00384-w

Fig. 5. Comparison of weekly online search-based signals for COVID-19 to different clinical endpoints for England.

Fig. 5

a Estimates from the unsupervised models with or without minimising news media effects are compared to COVID-19 positivity rates obtained through a swabbing test scheme operated by the RCGP. b Estimates for COVID-19 obtained via transfer learning (source model of confirmed cases is based on data from Italy) are compared to COVID-19 positivity rates obtained through a swabbing test scheme operated by the RCGP. c Estimates from the unsupervised models with or without minimising news media effects are compared to confirmed cases rates as reported by PHE. d Estimates for COVID-19 obtained via transfer learning (source model of confirmed cases is based on data from Italy) are compared to confirmed cases rates as reported by PHE.