How Digital Health Technology Can Help in Managing The Coronavirus Outbreak?

2. Chinese health authorities reported an outbreak of pneumonia-like illness that has killed five and sickened 305 people. Well, this is not an excerpt from COVID-19 based news. It is actually from a news piece from 2003 and it describes the outbreak of SARS, which affected 8000 people. • While coronavirus and SARS had the same origination and the way they spread, how they are being controlled all over the world is not at all same. • The seventeen-year gap between the two outbreaks has resulted in the development of new technologies that are more efficient and more easily available as compared to 2003 when SARS was creating panic amongst people. • The technologies back then were poorly developed and • nonexistent but now they are widespread and more • affordable and have helped control the spread • of the disease to a great extent. 

3. 1. Tracking Coronavirus Pandemic The digital health technology has helped manage the coronavirus pandemic by offering an early signal to possible infection. Many public health authorities, as widely reported, are limiting the test eligibility to healthcare workers and symptomatic patients.  Furthermore, generally, the symptoms show up in several days and if a person does not get tested in time, they may transfer the virus to other people around them. But digital health technology that uses big data analytics can easily track & anticipate the spread of the disease.

4. 2. Faster Diagnosis When the coronavirus disease was spreading outside China, several countries screened all international passengers from that region for fever using fever detecting devices. Many who had fever were not allowed to enter the countries. This had delayed the arrival of the disease in those countries, which gave them more time to prepare for outbreak coronavirus brought. Additionally, initially, the diagnosis of the disease took several hours and even days.  But due to advanced digital health technology, coronavirus can be diagnosed in only a few minutes.  2. Faster Diagnosis When the coronavirus disease was spreading outside China, several countries screened all international passengers from that region for fever using fever detecting devices. Many who had fever were not allowed to enter the countries. This had delayed the arrival of the disease in those countries, which gave them more time to prepare for outbreak coronavirus brought. Additionally, initially, the diagnosis of the disease took several hours and even days.  But due to advanced digital health tech, corona diagnosed in only a few minutes. 

5. 3. Monitoring Patients and Hospital Visitors AI has been implemented in various hospitals all over the globe to help doctors screen visitors as well as treat those who are infected. Hospitals that have access to digital health technology are able to manage and monitor the coronavirus patients more effectively. There are camera-embedded facial scanners which conduct thermal scans and analyze facial attributes to determine if a visitor is feverish. This lets the health professional know what is the patient’s condition without even visiting them frequently. Through this technology, hospital staff’s exposure to the affected patients and the disease is reduced significantly.

6. 4. Robots Coronavirus can easily spread from human to human, which puts medical staff at high risk of contracting the disease.  Even after wearing full boy suits, gloves, and facemasks, doctors are not completely protected. However, robots cannot be affected by the disease. This is why several hospitals are using robots for treating patients. The robot brings in food and medical supplies, lets the doctor talk to the patient via a screen, and sterilizes and cleans the room. A number of startups and companies are donating robots for the same purpose to various hospitals.

7. 5. Mobile Apps Healthcare app development companiesare building apps to prevent the spread of the disease, monitor the movement of affected, offer correct information about the disease, and let people talk to doctors through text messages, video calls, and voice calls. Moreover, there are apps that let you access the latest updates of coronavirus from credible sources. You can even diagnose your symptoms for coronavirus by using the apps.  The app will also tell you if you are at a higher risk of getting infected and whether you should visit a hospital for screening or not. 5. Mobile Apps Healthcare app development companiesare building apps to prevent the spread of the disease, monitor the movement of affected, offer correct information about the disease, and let people talk to doctors through text messages, video calls, and voice calls. Moreover, there are apps that let you access the latest updates of coronavirus from credible sources. You can even diagnose your symptoms for coronavirus by using the apps.  The app will also tell you if you are at a higher risk of getting infected and whether you should visit a hospital for screening or not.

8. Coronavirus is a disease that spreads very easily among humans. Even after using sanitizer, washing hands frequently, and wearing masks, one cannot completely protect themselves from the disease.  However, digital health technology has played a huge role in controlling the disease to a great extent. Continue the article E-mail : bd@w2ssolutions.com Call us : +91 73387 73388