The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic which has led to lockdowns of all sectors like primary education, higher education, industrial sector, logistics, etc and a complete clamp down on sporting, cultural events, any form of social gathering, etc The entire world is now striving to combat this pandemic with the aid of different technologies Emerging technologies are being widely employed across the entire world to curb the outbreak of coronavirus China has deployed robots for disinfecting hospitals and delivering medical supplies In Singapore, the government database has enabled study of the outbreak, and in South Korea, the authorities are tracking the potential carriers by using mobile phone satellite technology In India, drones are being used to monitor the lockdown and also to deliver essential commodities to the citizens In addition, technology powered by artificial intelligence is enabling us to keep track of the outbreak, deliver supplies to hospitals, develop vaccines, etc The development of mobile applications that suggest better solutions for personalized healthcare, disease management, flexible ways of communicating with physicians, and services to patients and caregivers has accelerated due to the advantages of wireless technology In this chapter, the current Mobile Technology explores viable mobile big data solutions to combat this pandemic while adhering to principles of privacy and ethics In addition to this study, a novel telehealth solution is proposed for combating the coronavirus © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Mobile Technology Solutions for COVID-19