Technology To The Rescue

Anshuman Swaroop Das
Computer Science & Engineering, 4th Year

Technology is being cultivated and harnessed to overcome and to sort of fight against the Corona virus outbreak in the world which began in Wuhan, China. It's pretty impressive knowing that there's some really interesting ways how modern technology can be used to fight the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Airports and cities under lockdown can install thermal scanners at tactical spots that can scan people for high temperatures as a part of mass fever screening system. Thermal imaging cameras capture heat emitted by objects and not visible light like regular cameras. As people pass through the camera’s FOV, hotter areas look brighter on the screen since these cameras are capable of capturing temperature differences as small as 0.1 °C. If the cameras capture someone with a high temperature then health authorities could conduct a screening for the virus.

Drones can be used for remote surveillance and also to disinfect by spraying chlorine or ethanol alcohol-based disinfectants. Thus, authorities will be able to cover large areas dramatically quicker than traditional spraying methods with reduced risk to workers who would otherwise spend more time potentially exposed to both the virus and the disinfectants. Drones as well as an unmanned station can be used as a solution to transport medical samples and quarantine materials between multiple hospitals, it's automatic and unmanned operation can significantly reduce the potential contact between samples and workers in the transportation process and also improve the delivery speed. 

Robots equipped with thermal and HD cameras with facial recognition can help in screening, delivering medicines to doctors, nurses and infected patients, delivering food and essential supplies to people forced under lockdown making social distancing easier. UVC light is part of the ultraviolet light spectrum and emits a high frequency of UV light that makes it extremely effective at killing bacteria viruses, mold and other pathogens. UVC robots can be used in hospitals to disinfect air, water, surfaces and operating rooms. The concept of germ killing Robots can be applied inside airplanes which can carry disease causing germs across continents.

Artificial Intelligence can be used as a predictive warning system which includes language processing and Machine Learning to track this corona virus by analyzing thousands of web articles in several languages every day. This data can help hospitals and governments about the potential presence and spread of this disease in an area. They can even track other data such as traveler itinerary information, location and medicine purchases on smartphones in order to identify potential sick people and additional clues about the spread of the virus.

Coronavirus Mapping Apps can be deployed that show the locations of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus in real-time, in an effort to make it easier for people to avoid the danger areas. They can also show live government data including epidemic control checkpoints and traffic arrangements. There can be Apps that can let its users check if they're nearby or traveled by plane/train with someone who has come in contact with the virus.

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