Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 Using Internet of Things

Abstract

The outbreak of Covid-19 has motivated a wide spectrum of people, including researchers, engineers, doctors, and students, to look for solutions to mitigate the crisis. The authors propose and implement a solution that provides a first-line defense to the spread of the Covid-19 virus by minimizing the risk of new infections with a multifold approach that involves providing a technology-based support framework. The system solution operates in public places which provide fertile ground for spread of the virus due to high probability of contact between symptomatic or asymptomatic Covid-19 infected people. The smart system provides active support by the use of intelligent sanitizer dispenser system, and at the same time, provides pro-active support by providing people appropriate indications when the system detects that such mitigation measures are being violated. The system indirectly influences social awareness among the people as it detects face without mask and prompts to wear mask.