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Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana
The SARS-CoV-2 infections continue unabated in Ghana and globally. The identification of country dynamics of the virus, its spread, and country-specific interventions in tackling the menace including the application of geospatial technologies. This research sought to highlight the use of geospatial...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334632/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41403-020-00145-3 |
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author | Sarfo, Anthony Kwabena Karuppannan, Shankar |
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description | The SARS-CoV-2 infections continue unabated in Ghana and globally. The identification of country dynamics of the virus, its spread, and country-specific interventions in tackling the menace including the application of geospatial technologies. This research sought to highlight the use of geospatial technologies in the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana with best practices from China where the infections originated from; present the trends in Ghana and model near future trends of the virus. It was evident that just as other places, Ghana has employed geospatial technologies and continues to ply unchartered paths in solutions. The trend in Ghana is in line with a population concentration and tends to record higher figures in the southern parts. It is modeled that through incessant mobility patterns, infections will spread through to the middle parts and then the northern parts. The research, therefore, recommends the use of infrared scanners to augment testing practices and enhanced tracing of infected persons as well as the use of drones for the distribution of essential services. |
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spelling | pubmed-73346322020-07-06 Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana Sarfo, Anthony Kwabena Karuppannan, Shankar Trans Indian Natl. Acad. Eng. Original Article The SARS-CoV-2 infections continue unabated in Ghana and globally. The identification of country dynamics of the virus, its spread, and country-specific interventions in tackling the menace including the application of geospatial technologies. This research sought to highlight the use of geospatial technologies in the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana with best practices from China where the infections originated from; present the trends in Ghana and model near future trends of the virus. It was evident that just as other places, Ghana has employed geospatial technologies and continues to ply unchartered paths in solutions. The trend in Ghana is in line with a population concentration and tends to record higher figures in the southern parts. It is modeled that through incessant mobility patterns, infections will spread through to the middle parts and then the northern parts. The research, therefore, recommends the use of infrared scanners to augment testing practices and enhanced tracing of infected persons as well as the use of drones for the distribution of essential services. Springer Singapore 2020-07-04 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7334632/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41403-020-00145-3 Text en © Indian National Academy of Engineering 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Sarfo, Anthony Kwabena Karuppannan, Shankar Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana |
title | Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana |
title_full | Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana |
title_fullStr | Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana |
title_full_unstemmed | Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana |
title_short | Application of Geospatial Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight of Ghana |
title_sort | application of geospatial technologies in the covid-19 fight of ghana |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334632/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41403-020-00145-3 |
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