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However, the spatiotemporal prediction of such diseases is not straightforward due to the highly non-linear behaviour of its evolution in both space and time. The methodology proposed herein is the basis of an early warning system to predict short-term anomalous values (i.e., high and low values) of the incidence of COVID-19 at the municipality level for mainland Portugal. The proposed modelling tool combines stochastic sequential simulation and machine learning, namely symbolic regression, to model the spatiotemporal evolution of the disease. The machine learning component is used to model the 14-day incidence rate curves of COVID-19, as provided by the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health, while the geostatistical simulation component models the spatial distribution of these predictions, for a simulation grid comprising the metropolitan area of Lisbon, following a pre-defined spatial continuity pattern. 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