Role of technology in COVID-19 pandemic

Novel Corona Virus is the most recent pandemic, which has struck more than 210 countries and territories all over the world placing states in a perilous position. Enormous research are being done on the virus detection, providing treatments to relief symptoms and developing its vaccine, which, according to an estimate, might take one to two more years. Therefore, WHO has laid stress upon the governments worldwide to guarantee competent surveillance and identification of infected individuals to control severity of COVID-19 pandemic effects. Latest technologies, such as IoMT, drones, robots, UVs, GPS, and Bluetooth, can play a primary role in such circumstances to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, our study highlights numerous technological solutions, which are of great help in controlling disease spread and facing challenges caused by it.