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MOSCOW, Dec, 6. 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Moscow ranks third in the world, behind New York and San Francisco

Moscow is recognized as the first European city in the ranking of innovations,

that are used for the formation of resilience to the coronavirus. It is ahead

of London and Barcelona.

The Russian capital ranks third among the world's megacities, behind San

Francisco and New York. Boston and London round out the top five. The rating

was compiled by the international research agency StartupBlink. The ranking is

not a reflection of the success of public policy in terms of mitigating and

dealing with COVID-19 but is focusing on measuring the output of innovation

created mostly by startup companies and corporates.

Almost 160 innovative products and services helped Moscow achieve a high rate.

Solutions for the analysis and processing of medical images, which helped

radiologists to analyze more than three million researches, a video analytics

service for monitoring the level of occupancy in public spaces and the

transport system, and a map of the spread of coronavirus in Russia and in the

world are among them.

Computer vision algorithms based on artificial intelligence (AI) have become an

important help in doctors' work. As a result, experts managed to save precious

time during a pandemic. The images of the CT are immediately sent for

processing by the AI. It records the presence of pneumonia or other pulmonary

pathologies in patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus. The doctor

receives the results of the study in 10 minutes. AI has become a common part of

the work of Moscow hospitals and health centers. Its systems analyze the

patient's complaints, the results of examinations and tests, and then offer the

doctor several preliminary options for the diagnosis.

Also, a CT calculator was introduced to help doctors in Moscow. It allows to

predict the probability of a mild (CT 0-1), moderate (CT 2), or severe (CT 3-4)

pneumonia and decide on further tactics of patient treatment. If the system

predicts a mild form of pneumonia, the patient will be offered to refuse

computed tomography. In other cases, a CT scan or X-ray is performed

immediately, and intensive treatment begins. This does not replace the doctors'

work, but it greatly simplifies their life and saves time.

A cloud platform is another innovative solution. It connects patients, doctors,

healthcare organizations, insurance companies, pharmaceutical productions, and

websites.

Technologies that help citizens adapt during a pandemic also contributed to

high results. These are projects in the field of smart tourism, e-commerce, and

logistics, as well as telecommuting and online education.

Moscow experience

Moscow has abandoned extremes in the fight against coronavirus. The focus was

on prevention: the number of free express testing and vaccination posts was

increased, online programs and platforms for education were patented, and

telemedicine capabilities were developed.

From the outset of the pandemic, Moscow has been able to find an ideal balance

between the introduction of restrictions and the state of the economy. The city

is successfully controlling the incidence of coronavirus. This is also possible

thanks to round-the-clock monitoring of the epidemiological situation in the

city.

Monitoring and analysis of the situation allowed the Moscow authorities to

prepare for the October coronavirus outbreak long in advance. Thanks to this,

now the citizens can live an ordinary life.

As the result of the city authority's mindfulness, Moscow implements flexible

measures in the fight against coronavirus. When the number of cases decreases,

the restrictions in the city are lifted, and when it increases, on the

contrary, they are introduced. This is done to prevent the explosive growth of

the spread of the infection and preserve the health of Muscovites.

During the pandemic, the Moscow healthcare system has accumulated a

sufficiently large margin of safety, which makes it possible to continue the

routine and emergency care even at times of peak incidence of COVID-19.

Moscow supports businesses by providing subsidies and incentives. This year,

about 25 thousand small and medium-sized businesses took advantage of support

measures.

SOURCE: Moscow Government