Can 'Speech' Detect Coronavirus Infection?

Processing vocal recordings of infected but asymptomatic people reveals potential indicators of COVID-19 disease, reported MIT news. By processing speech recordings of people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but not yet showing symptoms, these researchers found evidence of vocal biomarkers, or measurable indicators, of COVID-19. These biomarkers stem from disruptions the infection causes in the movement of muscles across the respiratory, laryngeal, and articulatory systems.

A technology letter describing this research was published in IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology on May 22, 2020.