Fight Covid with technology

It can fight covid with technology? This question has been asked by many people, and technology has become a fundamental aspect when it comes to combating Covid-19, since thanks to telemedicine, applications and robots, we are managing to stop this virus. And, if it were not for technology, healthcare would be saturated, but with current technological advances it has been managed to decongest it.

Mobile applications to combat Covid

The coronavirus or Covid-19 It expanded throughout the world by leaps and bounds, so the major technological powers were forced to implement new applications to help stop the expansion. The applications that stood out the most were those aimed at carrying out teleconsultations, due to the high saturation of medical centers and hospitals. People who felt symptoms of carrying Covid or simply people who wanted to consult their doctor could do so through these applications, since in this way further infections were avoided.

Another application that stood out during confinement has been motion control. And, this type of apps have been used especially in China to control the movements of its inhabitants, and in this way know who was skipping the quarantine. The operation of this platform was very simple, you only had to register in said application, filling out the form with your personal information and the city in which you currently resided. In addition, another of the functionalities that this application included is that it created a QR code, which depending on the color it generated showed you the probability of being infected.

What are the apps that help combat the coronavirus in Spain?

In Spain, the technology has helped combat CovidAlthough it has not been given the deserved importance, very beneficial applications have been created, among which we highlight:

• CrownMadrid: This application is aimed at Madrid Health, and its main function is to diagnose you if you have a chance of being a carrier, and in this way avoid health saturation.
• Covid-19 Assistance: This is the official app of the Government of Spain that aims to decongest healthcare and allows self-diagnoses.
• Yometesteoencasa: This application is not official, but it allows us to carry out a test to know what possibility we have of being infected.

Artificial intelligence as an alternative to combat Covid-19

Many studies have stated that the Artificial Intelligence It is 60 times faster than human beings, which was demonstrated, since AI has been of great help in managing the coronavirus, and has helped predict the possible evolution of the virus. A very popular piece of news was when Alibaba's IIDA designed a system focused on self-diagnosis, which worked by analyzing lung x-rays, and from there issued a diagnosis with a 96% accuracy rate.

The importance of robots in healthcare

Robots were not implemented 100% in Spain, but in China they were very useful. And, the Asian country used robots to deliver medicines and/or food to patients in hospitals, with the aim that health workers would not become infected or have a lower probability of becoming infected.

Meanwhile, in Spain, robots have been used to accelerate PCR diagnostic tests for the coronavirus. These robots were capable of performing up to 2000 tests per day, therefore, it represented a great advance when it came to performing tests.

In addition to all this, drones had an important function, for example in China they were used to transport medicines or medical samples, and also to control that the inhabitants did not skip the confinement.

Has technology helped combat Covid?

Technology has helped stop the progression of the coronavirus, since, without the help of applications, neither artificial intelligence nor different robots, the reality of this situation would be very different, since medical centers and hospitals would be saturated and not all people could be served. Furthermore, without the use of robots, diagnoses could not have been carried out as efficiently, which would pose serious problems for society.