Smart Health Monitoring During Pandemic using Internet of Things

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) has been used in many different applications such as agriculture, smart cities, health care, and many more. It is a building block for many smart technologies and any device that is connected to the internet has the ability to become an IoT device. IoT plays a very crucial role in controlling the spread of virus in case of any pandemic. A pandemic is an infectious virus that spreads to more than one continent and is a major threat to not only people’s lives but also to the livelihood and economy of a country. IoT plays an important role in all the phases of a pandemic. Different IoT devices such as drones, smart watches, robots, applications prove to be helpful in controlling the spread and also keeping the track of existing spread of the virus. This paper discusses the use of IoT in monitoring the spread of the pandemic and the role of various IoT devices and technologies in early detection, quarantine phase and after recovery from a pandemic.