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Coronavirus: how IoT is helping to mitigate the impacts of the crisis<\/h1>\n

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The pandemic <\/span>COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in at least <\/span>2<\/span>51<\/span>000<\/span> <\/span>deaths<\/span> in the world<\/span> since its appearance <\/span>in December 2019.<\/span> <\/span>S<\/span>ithout a vaccine<\/span> <\/span>accessible to the public, <\/span>the<\/span>governments must<\/span> <\/span>tackle<\/span> <\/span>\u00e0<\/span> several fronts <\/span>parallel <\/span>in order to<\/span> be able to <\/span>mitigate the impacts of the crisis.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Internet of Things,<\/span> <\/span>able to<\/span> collect<\/span> and process<\/span> <\/span>from <\/span>data from a multitude of sources, geographically distributed <\/span>geographically distributed, <\/span>can provide concrete proposals <\/span>to mitigate the effects of the COVID crisis.<\/span> <\/span>R<\/span>eview of some <\/span>solutions<\/span> I<\/span>o<\/span>T<\/span> <\/span>deployed<\/span> in France and around the world.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Controlling the <\/span>the epidemic depends largely on the <\/span>tracing of<\/span> people <\/span>and isolating them from the rest of the population.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Sigfox<\/span>, <\/span>operator of very low speed network for connected objects, <\/span>proposed to the government to equip <\/span>the <\/span>contaminated patients<\/span> <\/span>of connected bracelets<\/span>. <\/span>This<\/span>s<\/span> <\/span>objects<\/span> <\/span>would trace<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> other bracelets <\/span>crossed<\/span> during the day <\/span>and trips to the <\/span>store. <\/span>According to<\/span> Ludovic Le <\/span>Moan<\/span>the boss of the Toulouse-based startup, <\/span>this solution would be <\/span>less intrusive<\/span>ve<\/span> <\/span>that the application <\/span>StopCovid<\/span> proposed<\/span> by the government and supported by the giants Apple and Google.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Port of Antwerp, in partnership with the Belgian company <\/span>Rombit<\/span>the port of Antwerp, in partnership with the Belgian company Rombit, has made available to its employees the <\/span>Romware<\/span> <\/span>Covid<\/span> Radius: a security bracelet that rings when two people get too close to each other. In case of infection, the device also allows to trace the other employees who have been in contact with the infected person<\/span>e<\/span>. <\/span>This solution may be of interest to <\/span>in particular <\/span>companies in the<\/span> CONSTRUCTION <\/span>or logistics companies.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The South<\/span>-Korean and <\/span>Hong Kong governments<\/span> have introduced <\/span>an electronic bracelet distributed to travelers from abroad.<\/span>ger. <\/span>These bracelets aim to <\/span>\u00e0 <\/span>ensure the<\/span>he fourteen <\/span>imposed<\/span>e<\/span> to all travelers arriving <\/span>to<\/span> countries.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n Unburden the health care system <\/span>
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In order to <\/span>to diagnose and accompany symptomatic patients who are not<\/span>–<\/span>critical<\/span>s<\/span>governments <\/span>advocate <\/span>the use of telemedicine.<\/span> <\/span>In teleconsultation, the<\/span>IoT <\/span>allows the <\/span>doctor <\/span>to have <\/span>more precise information than the<\/span> simple<\/span> account<\/span> <\/span>declarative<\/span> of the patient. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The company <\/span>MedWand<\/span> a <\/span>stopped all other production to concentrate on <\/span>on<\/span> manufacturing its medical kit for quarantine: SQM DOC.<\/span> The device allows physicians to<\/span>s<\/span> d<\/span>to consult remotely <\/span>their<\/span> patients<\/span>. He<\/span>s<\/span> few<\/span>can then<\/span> listen in real time to the heart and lungs <\/span>and lungs, measure respiration rates and oxygen levels in the blood, take temperatures, scan the skin and even look at the <\/span>tonsils<\/span>. This information is transmitted in real time to the <\/span>physician<\/span> who interacts with the patient via a secure portal<\/span>with no risk of contamination.<\/span> The complete kit is sold <\/span>to the general public for 370\u20ac.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The French startup <\/span>IOM<\/span> <\/span>Techno<\/span>logy<\/span> develops and markets <\/span>solutions <\/span>end-to-end solutions <\/span>interoperable solutions<\/span> <\/span>and scalable to collect health data, to host them on a secure cloud to HDS standards<\/span>,<\/span> already interfaced<\/span> already interfaced with the main healthcare organizations (e.g.<\/span>teleconsultation platforms<\/span>health centers, doctors).<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n Optimizing operations in hospitals<\/span>
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The company <\/span>SwipeSense<\/span> provides RFID (radio frequency identification) tags to track medical equipment<\/span> <\/span>in a hospital<\/span> (e.g. respirators, ventilators, <\/span>oxygen cylinders<\/span>, …)<\/span>. This follow-up allows<\/span> <\/span>the hospital to optimize the use of <\/span>c<\/span>essential equipment.<\/span> <\/span>According to a study conducted before the crisis by Zion <\/span>Market<\/span> <\/span>Research<\/span>the global market for medical asset tracking is expected to grow by about<\/span>evrait<\/span> <\/span>record<\/span> an annual growth (CAGR) of 31.6% and reach 56M\u20ac in 2025<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Facing<\/span> to understaffing<\/span> <\/span>current<\/span>s <\/span>hospitals<\/span>s, assistant robots<\/span>s<\/span> are valuable aids for<\/span>s <\/span>for health care staff and<\/span> and patients<\/span>and patients: they allow caregivers and<\/span> and staff<\/span>s<\/span> hospital staff<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> productivity gains <\/span>while limiting the contact <\/span>with the<\/span>patients<\/span> and surfaces<\/span> contaminated surfaces. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Three examples: <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n