The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic which has led to lockdowns of all sectors like primary education, higher education, industrial sector, logistics, etc. and a complete clamp down on sporting, cultural events, any form of social gathering, etc. The entire world is now striving to combat this pandemic with the aid of different technologies. Emerging technologies are being widely employed across the entire world to curb the outbreak of coronavirus. China has deployed robots for disinfecting hospitals and delivering medical supplies. In Singapore, the government database has enabled study of the outbreak, and in South Korea, the authorities are tracking the potential carriers by using mobile phone satellite technology. In India, drones are being used to monitor the lockdown and also to deliver essential commodities to the citizens. In addition, technology powered by artificial intelligence is enabling us to keep track of the outbreak, deliver supplies to hospitals, develop vaccines, etc. The development of mobile applications that suggest better solutions for personalized healthcare, disease management, flexible ways of communicating with physicians, and services to patients and caregivers has accelerated due to the advantages of wireless technology. In this chapter, the current Mobile Technology explores viable mobile big data solutions to combat this pandemic while adhering to principles of privacy and ethics. In addition to this study, a novel telehealth solution is proposed for combating the coronavirus.
Indian education system is still not mature at both the urban and rural area. Midday meal is the program organized to attract the students to get education. Under these circumstances government imposed nation wise lockdown on March 25th, 2020 to combat COVID-19, has made severe impact on the education system. India has the world’s second largest school system, after China. According to UNESCO, 63 million teachers were affected in 165 countries. A total of 1.3 billion learners around the world were not able to attend schools or universities, and approximately 320 million learners are affected in India alone. It has changed the traditional education system to the educational technologies model in which teaching and assessments are conducted online. Both the positive and negative impacts of COVID-19 on Indian Education system are observed.
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