Smart Technologies to Mitigate and Manage The Pandemic: Today and Tomorrow

Abstract

COVID 19 pandemic has affected the modern world in an unimaginable way. Outbreak of the coronavirus and months long total lockdown in major parts of the world has highlighted the lacunas in disaster management and unpreparedness of the world for such a type of pandemic and “unexpected” future pandemic. All the efforts put in combating this infectious virus and to deal with adverse effects of pandemic has proved that use of technology is the only and would be the only effective solution. Each and every sector including the health sector has no option other than adoption of newer technologies in innovative engineering ways. This paper tries to suggest use of various technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, big data, blockchain, 5G and smart applications, Internet of Things (IoT), drones, robotics. These and few more digital technologies have been playing a crucial role in effective management of pandemic. This focussed review and discussion is expected to create awareness and motivation to the health care sector for using all the major Industry 4.0 technologies leading to Medicine 4.0. This technological revolution in healthcare and allied sectors will help in effective management of pandemic.