Technology and the current covid-19

Abstract

The world is witnessing nowadays a virus that spreads in a very fast manner and it has infected a large number of people. Countries rushed to find ways to stop this virus from spreading and to minimize the risks of getting infected. One of these ways was to integrate technology in people’s daily routine to help in containing the virus. In fact, although several countries took a lot of legal measurements and law enforcement to prevent the spread of the virus, such as wearing facial masks, social distancing, using sanitizers and other forms of hygiene supplements, there were always the need to control the situation in a more practical way other than telling police officers to supervise the people whether they are abiding by the rules or not. For this reason, several inventions were made in order to serve the same purpose which was to help the world overcome the Corona virus. Robots, artificial intelligence as well as other technologies were updated and were used in several domains such as in the medical field, nursing field, tourism field, logistics, as well as other domains In addition, cameras were upgraded in a way to detect individuals who were not wearing a mask for example, or to detect people who have a high temperature, or even carry the virus. Although these technologies were employed to help the communities face this virus, some questions were raised concerning their privacy settings, their reliability, and efficiency.