What is Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is defined as a system of interrelated, internet-connected objects that are able to collect and transfer data over a wireless network without human intervention. This term might be new to the non-technical field persons but, it  is on going process or an idea of application used for saving time, increase reliability and flexibility in the application it is used for. 

Internet of Things in recent times

IoT is an application-specific, low-power, effective, and easy-to-use solution for any real-time problem. It is already being used in multiple industries like automated manufacturing, smart home and city monitoring, asset management, and wearables, etc.

Currently, the focus is on the application of health care, the main process is on the sensor-based solutions of increasing the data acquisition and accessibility, and connectivity. IoT helps healthcare professionals to collect patient’s data and apply complex algorithms for the data analysis

Covid19 - The Current Pandemic and IoT applications for it

Almost every country in the world is facing challenges due to the covid19 i.e., novel coronavirus which is spread worldwide. It has affected many people’s jobs, businesses, and financial health. In this pandemic, the least that IoT can do is help control the spread of coronavirus.

IoT is very helpful for the current situation for applications of patient health monitoring, remote patient health report generation, telemedicine, most affected area monitoring (containment, red zone, less affected areas due to covid19)

Potential of IoT application in healthcare over the current pandemic situation

Below are some of the enlistments of the relevance, future scope, and application of IoT:

1. To Study the Outbreak: To study the cases, the strand of the virus, spread of the virus in different areas.
2. To Make Production and Transportation Better:  Use of sensors, actuators to count the number of products (PPE kit, testing kits, facemask, and many more), use cameras for the same for safety and on-time delivery of the product. Checking the health of the product and ensuring it is sanitized and safe.
3. IoT to Ensure Assent of Quarantine: To help in getting the affected patient to get isolated and treated well for quarantine period of recovery from coivd19.
4. IoT to Monitor the Patients: Daily health check-up, diagnostics of the patient health parameters, monitoring the health status and treatment of patient remotely or in-person with required precautions.
5. Telemedicine: To provide stock and supply of medicines for the patient remotely staying, to get and place an order online to avoid social contact.
6. In the corporate world and education system: Online meets, courses, remote classes to avoid social contact are the current ongoing situation.
7. Robot Assistance: Robots are used for assisting in terms of nursing the admitted patients, supplying medicines, data collection, and analysis, monitoring every person who visits the hospital, etc.
8. IoT in vaccination of covid19: Analysing more efficiency in the production of the vaccines, to preserve while transporting, monitoring after it has been administered, managing data after injecting vaccine, and maintaining the record.

Conclusion

Currently, in the smart technological age of devices, there are abundant possibilities and work is still going on and is been executed in many countries for the vaccine and to control the repetitive increase i.e., waves of cases in some countries.