Internet of Things (IoT) for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Survey on Trailblazing Techniques

ABSTRACT

SARS-CoV, mostly referred as COVID-19, has excogitated as a pandemic that has spread in 220 countries and territories across the globe. With various mutants emerging in countries, the infection has mounted to a greater extent inescapably affecting millions of people. The unceasing deaths and the extended rise in the infected cases indicate very feeble sign of a well-controlled situation as the medical world is constantly challenged. The current disrupting situation has pushed governments across the globe to inflict partial or complete lockdowns to avoid the second wave of the epidemic. The need of the hour is to alert people towards very close contact of the infected persons exposed to coughing and sneezing and thereby avoiding huge catastrophes. Persuaded with the recent elevation in the research and development of devices and equipment to shield and prevent the proliferation of this deadly disease, Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based remote monitoring can provide suitable solution in contagious transmission. The paper presents an overview of the contemporary unfurl of SARS-CoV, the exercising measures taken to fight against it, the ultimatum of the applications and recommendation of a new IoT-based healthcare framework. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.