Mobile application based speech and voice analysis for COVID-19 detection using computational audit techniques

Abstract

Purpose It has been six months from the time the first case was registered, and nations are still working on counter steering regulations. The proposed model in the paper encompasses a novel methodology to equip systems with artificial intelligence and computational audition techniques over voice recognition for detecting the symptoms. Regular and irregular speech/voice patterns are recognized using in-built tools and devices on a hand-held device. Phenomenal patterns can be contextually varied among normal and presence of asymptotic symptoms. Design/methodology/approach The lives of patients and healthy beings are seriously affected with various precautionary measures and social distancing. The spread of virus infection is mitigated with necessary actions by governments and nations. Resulting in increased death ratio, the novel coronavirus is certainly a serious pandemic which spreads with unhygienic practices and contact with air-borne droplets of infected patients. With minimal measures to detect the symptoms from the early onset and the rise of asymptotic outcomes, coronavirus becomes even difficult for detection and diagnosis. Findings A number of significant parameters are considered for the analysis, and they are dry cough, wet cough, sneezing, speech under a blocked nose or cold, sleeplessness, pain in chests, eating behaviours and other potential cases of the disease. Risk- and symptom-based measurements are imposed to deliver a symptom subsiding diagnosis plan. Monitoring and tracking down the symptoms inflicted areas, social distancing and its outcomes, treatments, planning and delivery of healthy food intake, immunity improvement measures are other areas of potential guidelines to mitigate the disease. Originality/value This paper also lists the challenges in actual scenarios for a solution to work satisfactorily. Emphasizing on the early detection of symptoms, this work highlights the importance of such a mechanism in the absence of medication or vaccine and demand for large-scale screening. A mobile and ubiquitous application is definitely a useful measure of alerting the officials to take necessary actions by eliminating the expensive modes of tests and medical investigations.