NodeMCU Based Monitoring System for Individuals with Covid-19 Self-quarantined Order

ABSTRACT

One of the factors that contributes to the increased number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is according to the authorities that Covid-19 patients, persons under investigation (PUI) and persons under surveillance (PUS) had deliberately left their home quarantine without valid reason and permission. There were irresponsible people who act selfishly by cutting their quarantine wrist tags provided by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and casually left their quarantine zone. The authorities are having a hard time to track down these irresponsible people especially among those who are ordered for self-quarantined at homes. These challenges had inspired for this work to propose a monitoring system to notify and remind respective individuals if they left the permissible area. The developed system could also update the authorities when these individuals continuously defy orders to return to their quarantine area. Through prototype testing, the proposed system offers an acceptable battery consumption since its tracking device consumed an average 150 mAh for a whole day operation. It is anticipated that this system could be an effective technology tool to ensure the quarantine session is undergone perfectly by these individuals and thus, combating the spread of deadly Covid-19 virus in the country. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.